Kaaba

(bə, käə bə)

noun

the sacred Muslim shrine at Mecca, toward which believers turn when praying: it contains a black stone venerated as holy

Origin: Ar kaʿba, lit., square building < kaʿb, a cube

See Kaaba in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A Muslim shrine in Mecca toward which the faithful turn to pray.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic ka‘ba, cube, cubic structure

Origin: , from ka‘aba, to swell, be full (said of breasts); see kעb in Semitic roots

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