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kubba

kubba

9.9
A small domed building that marks a grave or shrine
  • noun
  • /ˈkʊbə/
translation icon : kubba
  • Pilgrims visited the kubba every year to pay their respects at the saint's tomb.

Examples

  • Restoration work on the old kubba preserved its beautiful domed roof and intricate tilework.

  • I visited a beautiful kubba in Cairo last summer.

  • The ancient kubba stood at the edge of the village, marking the resting place of a revered leader.

  • The ancient kubba stood proudly in the desert.

  • The ancient kubba stood at the edge of the village, marking the resting place of a revered leader.

  • Pilgrims visited the kubba every year to pay their respects at the saint's tomb.

  • Restoration work on the old kubba preserved its beautiful domed roof and intricate tilework.

Synonyms

tomb
vskubba
235 3.0

A large stone building or underground room where people put a dead person

is a smaller domed Islamic building often marking a grave or shrine
dargah
vskubba
  • Indian
9.9

A shrine built around the grave of a Muslim saint where people pray and meet

is a small domed Islamic building serving mainly as a grave marker not a complex

How Ornate

mausoleum
25 7.5
shrine
126 4.1
kubba
9.9
tombstone
52 3.7

Surface Forms

kubba singular
kubbas plural

Etymology

Kubba for the building comes from the Arabic word qubba, meaning 'dome', and is related to the English word cupola. So a kubba is a small domed tomb or shrine that marks a grave.