qibli

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلِيّ (qibliyy), from قِبْلَة (qibla).

Adjective

qibli (not comparable)

  1. In the direction of qibla.
    • 1995, Nasser O. Rabbat, The Citadel of Cairo:
      The arwiqa (pl. of riwdq, the aisle of the prayer hall) on its qibli side were extended, and the qibli wall was given a marble dado, probably in accordance with the Mamluk style of covering qibli walls with colored marble dadoes as a mark of distinction.

Noun

qibli (plural qiblis)

  1. (rare) Mistransliteration of ghibli.