Arabic vocabulary
مَشْرُبَةٌalcove
How to say “alcove” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وَعَلَى بَابِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ وَصِيفٌ
And at the doorway of the alcove was a young attendant.
الْمَشْرُبَةِ — the alcove. A definite noun with 'al-' in the owned 'of' slot of 'door of ___', so it takes the genitive ending; the pair side by side makes 'the door of the chamber'. The 'al-' marks the specific chamber.
From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →
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