English
Kaaba
Kaaba comes from Arabic كَعْبَة ‘cube’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَعْبَة‘cube’
- EnglishtodayKaaba
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentكَعْبَة‘cube’
- EnglishtodayKaaba
Every English word from Arabic كَعْبَة
Today it means
name The nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كَعْبَة / Kaaba