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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|qiblah}}
* {{alter|en|qiblah|kiblah}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|ar|en}} {{m|ar|قِبْلَة||which is opposite}}.
From {{bor|en|ar|قِبْلَة||which is opposite}}.
{{root|en|ar|ق ب ل}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈkɪblə/|lang=en}}, {{IPA|/ˈqibla/|lang=en}} {{qualifier|as Arabic}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪblə/}}; {{q|like Arabic}} {{IPA|en|[ˈqibla]}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|Islam}} The [[direction]] in which [[Muslim]]s face while [[praying]], currently determined as the direction of the [[Kaaba]] in [[Mecca]].
# {{lb|en|Islam}} The [[direction]] in which [[Muslim]]s face while [[praying]], currently determined as the direction of the [[Kaaba]] in [[Mecca]].
#* '''1990''', Michael E. Bonine, ''Sacred Direction and City Structure'', {{w|Oleg Grabar}} (editor), ''{{w|Muqarnas (journal)|Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture}}'', Volume 7, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=P4cXo_cMIDAC&pg=PA68&dq=%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjS64uKxdzPAhWFUZQKHTqJBqcQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22qiblas%22&f=false page 68],
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1990|author=Michael E. Bonine|chapter=Sacred Direction and City Structure|editor=w:Oleg Grabar|title={{w|Muqarnas (journal)|Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture}}|volume=7|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=P4cXo_cMIDAC&pg=PA68&dq=%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjS64uKxdzPAhWFUZQKHTqJBqcQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22qiblas%22&f=false|page=68
#*: The other mosques' '''qiblas''' are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a '''qibla''' of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).
|passage=The other mosques' '''qiblas''' are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a '''qibla''' of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).}}
#* '''1999''', David A. King, ''World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca'', [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=J3G4quReeVcC&pg=PA56&dq=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1pSQsNzPAhXLFpQKHdg7DBUQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&f=false page 56],
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1999|author=David A. King|title=World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=J3G4quReeVcC&pg=PA56&dq=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1pSQsNzPAhXLFpQKHdg7DBUQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&f=false|page=56
#*: Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the '''qibla''' as a problem of mathematical geography.
|passage=Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the '''qibla''' as a problem of mathematical geography.}}
#* '''2002''', Andrew Petersen, ''Dictionary of Islamic Architecture'', [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eIaEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218&dq=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1pSQsNzPAhXLFpQKHdg7DBUQ6AEIODAF#v=onepage&q=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&f=false page 218],
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2002|author=Andrew Petersen|title=Dictionary of Islamic Architecture|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eIaEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218&dq=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1pSQsNzPAhXLFpQKHdg7DBUQ6AEIODAF#v=onepage&q=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&f=false|page=218
#*: The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the '''qibla''') and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.
|passage=The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the '''qibla''') and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
Inside a mosque, the '''qibla''' is indicated by the location of the {{l|en|mihrab}} and the orientation of the prayer wall. The '''qibla''' (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a '''qibla''' (or {{m|en|qibla direction}}), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques.
Inside a mosque, the qibla is indicated by the location of the {{l|en|mihrab}} and the orientation of the prayer wall. The qibla (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a qibla (or qibla direction), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques.


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|qibla compass}}
* {{l|en|qibla compass}}

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====Related terms====
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* {{l|en|ghibli}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|direction of praying}}
{{trans-top|direction of praying}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|قِبْلَة|f}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|قِبْلَة|f}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ҡибла|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|قِبْلة|f|tr=gibla}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|qiblə}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ҡибла}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|кі́бла|f}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|ক্বিবলা|tr=kibla}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|ки́бла|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|alquibla|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|alquibla|f}}
* Indonesian: Indonesian: {{t+|id|kiblat}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|qıbla}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|kiblo}}, {{t|eo|Kiblo}}
{{trans-mid}}
* French: {{t+|fr|qibla|f}}, {{t+|fr|kibla|f}}, {{t+|fr|kiblat|f}}, {{t+|fr|kiblet|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ქიბლა}}
* German: {{t|de|Qibla|f}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|किबला|m}}, {{t|hi|क़िबला|m}}, {{t|hi|क़िबलाह|m}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kiblat}}
* Italian: {{t|it|qibla|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|キブラ|tr=kibura}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|құбыла}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|키블라}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|qible}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|кыбыла}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|kiblat}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|kiblat}}
* Persian: Persian: {{t+|fa|قبله|tr=qeble|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|قبله|tr=kıble}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|قبله|f|tr=qebla}}
* Persian:
*: Classical Persian: {{t+|fa-cls|قِبْلَه}}
*: Iranian Persian: {{t+|fa-ira|قِبْلِه}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ки́бла|f}}, {{t+|ru|кы́бла|f}} {{qualifier|rare}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ки́бла|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|kíbla|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|alquibla|f}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kibla}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kibla}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|қибла}}
* Tatar: {{t+|tt|кыйбла}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kıble}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kıble}}
* Urdu: {{t-needed|ur}}
* Turkmen: {{t|tk|kybla}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|кі́бла}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|قِبْلَہ|m}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|قىبلە}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|qibla}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}

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====Related terms====
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* {{l|en|ghibli}}


===See also===
===See also===
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* {{l|en|salat}}
* {{l|en|salat}}


===Anagrams===
[[Category:English words containing Q not followed by U]]
* {{anagrams|en|a=abilq|Iqbal}}

==Maltese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|mt|ar|قِبْلة|t=direction of prayer towards Mekka}}. The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mt|/ʔɪb.la/}}

===Noun===
{{mt-noun|g=f}}

# {{lb|mt|archaic|or|obsolete}} [[south]]
#: {{syn|mt|nofsinhar}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{list:compass points/mt}}

==Uzbek==
{{wp|lang=uz}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|uz|chg|قبله}}, from {{der|uz|ar|قِبْلَة}}. {{root|uz|ar|ق ب ل}}

===Noun===
{{uz-variant|c=қибла}}
{{uz-noun}}


[[ca:qibla]]
# {{l|en|qibla}}
[[fr:qibla]]
[[uz:qibla]]
[[pl:qibla]]
[[tr:qibla]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 18 June 2024

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qibla (countable and uncountable, plural qiblas)

  1. (Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
    • 1990, Michael E. Bonine, “Sacred Direction and City Structure”, in Oleg Grabar, editor, Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, volume 7, page 68:
      The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).
    • 1999, David A. King, World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca, page 56:
      Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the qibla as a problem of mathematical geography.
    • 2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, page 218:
      The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the qibla) and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.

Usage notes

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Inside a mosque, the qibla is indicated by the location of the mihrab and the orientation of the prayer wall. The qibla (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a qibla (or qibla direction), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِبْلة (qibla, “direction of prayer towards Mekka”). The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qibla f

  1. (archaic or obsolete) south
    Synonym: nofsinhar

Coordinate terms

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  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk

Uzbek

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Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uz

Etymology

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Inherited from Chagatai قبله, from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla).

Noun

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Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic қибла‍
Latin ‍
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

qibla (plural qiblalar)

  1. qibla
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