mashrabiyya
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mashrabiyya
- /məʃɹəˈbi.ə/ UK
Where it comes from
From French moucharaby, later reborrowed from its source, Arabic مَشْرَبِيَّة (mašrabiyya), from مِشْرَبَة (mišraba, “small jug”), from the water jars placed in it to provide evaporative cooling.
noun mashrabiyyas · mashrabiyya · mashrabiya · moucharabieh · moucharaby · mouchrabieh
- A balcony in North Africa enclosed with carved wooden latticework. The upper floors of the buildings bordering the street leading to the mosque feature mashrabiyya, intricate wooden lattice window screens. […] In contrast to the modest mashrabiyya overlooking the alley, on the side facing the main street, the buildings feature inviting open balconies accessed by lo
- The latticework itself, also used to craft certain objects. And who is it who contemplates those thickly studded doors and windows covered with closely worked mashrabiyya and seriously thinks that some sort of enchantment lies beyond them?
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| Português | muxarabi, muxarabiê |
|---|---|
| Français | moucharabieh |
| Deutsch | Maschrabiyya |
| Italiano | mashrabiyya |
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