Home › Words › M › mimbarmimbar/ˈmɪmbɑː/mimbar · noun — A pulpit in a mosque from which the leader of prayers delivers the khutbah.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).mimbar is pronounced /ˈmɪmbɑː/.EtymologyFrom Classical Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar), from نَبَرَ (nabara, “raise”).nounA pulpit in a mosque from which the leader of prayers delivers the khutbah.e.g.“Here too the pulpit was like a mimbar in a mosque [...].” — 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 795:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.minbar 80% match — A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons. vs mimbar →pulpit 61% match — A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform. vs mimbar →bima 60% match — The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. vs mimbar →amud 59% match — The lectern on the bima. vs mimbar →dikka 59% match — A tribune raised upon columns from which the Qur'an is recited and prayers are intoned by the Imam of a mosque. vs mimbar →bema 56% match — A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. vs mimbar →mihrab 56% match — A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays. vs mimbar →minaret 54% match — The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer). vs mimbar →