kaaba

1. 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

   SynonymsCaaba

   Broadershrine

   Part ofMecca

   Islam

Other forms of kaaba

plural

kaabas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kaaba

What does kaaba mean?

kaaba means "(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".

How many syllables are in kaaba?

kaaba has 2 syllables: kaa-ba. The stress falls on "kaa".

What is another word for kaaba?

Close synonyms include Caaba. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kaaba a common word?

kaaba is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.