Persian · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Imambara

इमामबाड़ा

said i-maam-BAA-ra

also written: imambara, imambarah, imambada

Meaning

A Shia congregation-hall for Muharram mourning; a building housing the rites of the Imams.

Related words

A mosque; the Muslim place of communal worship and prostration.

An open prayer-ground; the walled enclosure where the Eid congregation gathers.