Miṣbāḥ
مِصْبَاح
Say it mis-BAAH
A lamp
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl or boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 24:35
- Also spelled
- Misbah, Misbaah, Mesbah
Meaning & source
A lamp.
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والمِصْباحُ: السِّرَاجُ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 2, p. 506 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)