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Tughra

What does Tughramean? Meaning: refers to the monograms of Ottoman sultans, in the form of highly sophisticated calligraphy, including the sultan's name, title, direct ancestry and the formula "always victorious"…

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Haft-rang 

What does Haft-rang mean? Meaning: (Persian for "seven colors"). See Minaï  

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Mina’ï 

What does Mina'ï mean? Meaning: (from Persian mina, "enamel"). Term applied to a type of ceramic that undergoes two firings, the first at high temperature, for the glaze and colors that…

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Waqâla 

What does Waqâla mean? Meaning: term used mainly by the Mamluks and Ottomans to designate a waqf-type caravanserai, and sometimes, no doubt abusively, its outbuildings (mausoleum, public fountain, elementary school, madrasa...);…

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Hujra 

What does Hujra mean? Meaning: cell for a student in a medersa (Central Asia).  

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Minaret 

What does Minaret mean? Meaning: high tower integrated into a mosque, whose purpose is to provide a high point for the muezzin's 5 calls to prayer.  

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Waterweed 

What does Waterweed mean? Meaning: term used to designate a style of scroll and interlace motifs characteristic of the production of certain ceramics in Kashan around the 13th century.  

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Imam 

What does Imam mean? Meaning: designates either the one who guides the prayer, or a person who was invested with a broader mission and competence.  

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Minbar 

What does Minbar mean? Meaning: pulpit in the form of a stepladder, in mosques, from which sermons are delivered.  

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Aquamanile 

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

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Waterweed 

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Waqâla 

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Tughra

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