noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons.

Example

More examples

"Sami ascended the minbar to deliver the khutbah."

Etymology

From Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar).

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