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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Kaaba (Arabic, kabah, a square house). A shrine of Mecca, said to have been built by Abraham on the spot where Adam first worshipped after his expulsion from Paradise. In the north-east corner is a stone seven inches long, said to be a ruby sent down from heaven. It is now black, from being kissed so often by sinful man. (See Adam's Peak.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Kaaba in the mosque known as Al-Masjid al Haram in Makkah is one of the holy places of Islam. It is a small building in the shape of a cube approximately twenty metres on each side, covered by black silk cloth, known as the Kiswa, which is replaced yearly [1] [1]. It contains the Hajar el Aswad ("Black Stone"), which is presumed by most sources to be a meteorite remnant.
At the time of Muhammad, his tribe, the Quraysh was in charge of the Kaaba, which was at that time a shrine to Arabic pagan gods. Muhammad, preaching the doctrines of one God (called Allah) and the threat of the Day of Judgment, did not at first have much success in the city of Makkah.
The Quraysh persecuted and harassed him continuously, and he was forced to flee. On his return from the Hijra, the Kaaba was re-dedicated as a temple to Allah.
According to tradition, the Kaaba was built by the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kaaba."
Date "KAABA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1867. (references) |
"KAABA" is a common misspelling or typo for: Casaba, Kabala, Kaka, Kasbah, Kava. |
Crosswords: KAABA |
| Non-English Usage: "KAABA" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (caaba). |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
kaaba | 57 |
kaaba picture | 11 |
holy kaaba | 4 |
black kaaba stone | 3 |
hindu idol in kaaba | 3 |
history kaaba | 2 |
bild kaaba mekka schwarze stein | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "KAABA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Arabic | الكعبة, البيت الحرام بمكة. (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | カード会" (car heater, carbine, card holder, cardmember, carnation, Carnegie, Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Mellon, carnival, kernel). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | カーバ . (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | aabakay kâbe. (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: abaka. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-k" | |
-2 letters: aba, baa, kab. | |
-3 letters: aa, ab, ba, ka. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-k" | |
+1 letter: abakas, kabaka, kabala, kabaya. | |
+2 letters: baklava, baklawa, kabakas, kabalas, kabayas, kabbala. | |
+3 letters: baaskaap, baidarka, baklavas, baklawas, databank, kabbalah, kabbalas. | |
+4 letters: baaskaaps, baidarkas, balalaika, breakaway, databanks, kabbalahs, katabatic. | |
+5 letters: balalaikas, breakaways, breaksaway, canvasback. | |
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