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imambarah

or ·ܳ··, ·ܳ··, ···

[ ih-mahm-bah-rah ]

noun

Islam.
  1. a building, rooms, etc., used by Shiʿites for ceremonies, especially during the first 10 days of Muharram.
  2. a large tomb.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of imambarah1

1830–40; < Hindi < Arabic imam + Hindi enclosure; compare Sanskrit ṭa fence, enclosure

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