Definitions
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- noun An
Islamic monastery
Etymologies
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From the Arabic رباط (ribāʈ), hospice, hostel.
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Examples
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Historically serving communities of different interpretations and spiritual affiliations, these spaces have retained their cultural nomenclatures and characteristics, from ribat and zawiyya to khanaqa and jamatkhana.
Ismaili Mail 2008
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Historically serving communities of different interpretations and spiritual affiliations, these spaces have retained their cultural nomenclatures and characteristics, from ribat and zawiyya to khanaqa and jamatkhana.
Ismaili Mail 2008
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