Muqarnas
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.
Etymology
From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).