muqarnas

English

Etymology

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

Noun

muqarnas (plural muqarnases or muqarnas)

(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

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