muqarnas

English

Muqarnas in the Alhambra palace.

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.

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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