B1noun
حَرْب
ḥarb
war
Example
الحَرْبُ تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيء.
al-ḥarbu tudammiru kulla shayʾ.
War destroys everything.
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Arabic root
ح-ر-ب
2 words from this root family
B2noun
مِحْرَابٌ
miḥrāb
prayer niche / sanctuary / chamber
Example
كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا رِزْقًا
kullamā dakhala ʿalayhā Zakariyyā al-miḥrāba wajada ʿindahā rizqā
Every time Zakariyya entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found provision with her (3:37)
Grammar
Masculine noun (mifʿāl pattern). Plural: مَحَارِيبُ (maḥārīb). In the Quran, refers to a private worship chamber. In mosques today, it is the niche indicating the direction of prayer.
Culture
The miḥrāb in every mosque indicates the qiblah (direction of Makkah). Maryam's miḥrāb was her place of solitary worship where angels brought her food.