muqarnas

English

Muqarnas

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).

Noun

muqarnas (plural muqarnases or muqarnas)

1. (architecture) A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.

   Synonyms: honeycomb, honeycomb work

Translations

type of corbel

• Arabic: مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ)
• Catalan: mocàrab m
• Ottoman Turkish: مقرنس (mukarnes)
• Persian: مقرنس (fa) (moqarnas), آهوپای (âhupây)
• Turkish: mukarnes (tr)

See also

• muqarnas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia