Kaaba

英 ['kɑ:bə; 'kɑiəbɑ:] 美
  • n. 克尔白(指建于麦加清真寺内的方形石造殿堂,内有供教徒膜拜的黑色圣石,等于Caaba)

英英释意


1. (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying

英文词源


Kaaba (n.)
1734, Caaba, cube-shaped building in the Great Mosque of Mecca, containing the Black Stone, from Arabic ka'bah "square house," from ka'b "cube."