Kaʿba

or Ka·ʿbah, Kaʿa·bah

[ kah-buh, kah-uh-buh ]

/ ˈkɑ bə, ˈkɑ ə bə /

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noun

a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.

one of several replicas of this building, sacred to pre-Islamic Arabs.

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Origin of Kaʿba

First recorded in 1895–1900, Kaʿba is from the Arabic word kaʿbah

Words nearby Kaʿba

ka, Kaaba, kaal, Kaapstad, kab, Kaʿba, kabaddi, kabaka, Kabalega Falls, Kabalevsky, kabaragoya

How to use Kaʿba in a sentence

Cook affirms that these islanders, like the Tahitans, were acquainted with "Kaba."
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
The plan was a good one, but Kaba Rega, by having recourse to his old Fabian tactics, again baffled it.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
Having thus raised them to a pitch of the wildest excitement, he advanced from Kaba.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
Much attention was paid to preserving the genealogy, and the word for “of noble birth” was ah kaba, “he who has a name.”
The Maya Chronicles|Various

Tsong-Kaba himself withdrew into the most absolute retirement, avoiding even the presence of his parents.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China|Evariste Regis Huc