مشکات

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word مشکات. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word مشکات, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say مشکات in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word مشکات you have here. The definition of the word مشکات will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofمشکات, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Persian

FWOTD – 20 September 2015

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِشْكَاة (miškāh), from Ge'ez መስኮት, መሥኮት (mäskot, mäśkot).

Pronunciation

Noun

مشکات • (meškât) (plural مشکات‌ها (meškât-hâ))

  1. A niche for a lamp
    Synonym: چراغدان (čerâğdân)
    • Rumi, Masnavi
      چشمشان مشکوة دان دلشان زجاج
      تافته بر غرش و افلاک این سراج
      čašmišân miškât-dân, dil-šân zujâj
      tâfta bar arš u aflâk în sirâj
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Proper noun

مشکات • (meškât)

  1. (rare) a surname. Meshkat
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia