Aquamanile 

What does Aquamanile mean? Meaning: container used for washing hands; generally takes the form of an animal.  

Imâmzâdeh 

What does Imâmzâdeh mean? Meaning: Persian word used to designate either the children or grandchildren of the twelve Shiite Imâms or, by extension, the mausoleums built in their honor3.  

Mihrab 

What does Mihrab mean? Meaning: niche on the inside wall of a mosque, indicating the direction of Mecca, to which Muslims turn during prayer.  

Ark 

What does Ark mean? Meaning: citadel, fortification (Central Asia).  

Iwan 

What does Iwan mean? Meaning: vaulted porch opened on one side by a large arch.  

Moucharabieh 

What does Moucharabieh mean? Meaning: forced natural ventilation system, generally made up of small turned wooden elements, assembled according to an often complex geometrical plan and forming a tight mesh, used…

Iznik 

What does Iznik mean? Meaning: city in Turkey, manufacturing center of a type of Ottoman ceramics.  

Muezzin 

What does Muezzin mean? Meaning: the person in charge of issuing the call to prayer (adhan), often from the top of one of the mosque's minarets.  

Bidri 

What does Bidri mean? Meaning: bidri is a zinc-based alloy blackened by an acid paste. Brass or silver inlays are usually added. By extension, the term designates objects made from this…