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kiswas (<coverings and hangings for religious building fixtures>, <coverings and hangings by location or context>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Huge textile coverings for the Ka‘ba at the Great Mosque in Mecca, used during the period of pilgrimage, with quotations from the Koran either inwoven or embroidered. Replaced each year, they are cut up after the ceremonies and their pieces distributed as relics. |
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kiswas (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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kiswas (Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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kiswa (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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kiswa (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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kiswa (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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cloths, Kaaba (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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covers, Kaaba (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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Kaaba cloths (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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Kaaba covers (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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kiswahs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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凱斯瓦聖布 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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罩幕 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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kǎi sī wǎ shèng bù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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kai si wa sheng bu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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k'ai ssu wa sheng pu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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kiswa's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
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................................ <coverings and hangings for religious building fixtures> (G) |
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.................................... kiswas (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 麥加大清真寺覆蓋克爾白天房(Ka‘ba)的大型布幔,使用於朝聖期間,布幔上有刺繡或編織而成的《古蘭經》經文。罩幕每年更換,儀式結束後切割成片,作為聖物分發。 |
Dutch ..... Grote bedekkingen van stof tijdens de periode van de bedevaart gebruikt voor de Ka'ba bij de de Grote Moskee in Mekka en waarop citaten uit de Koran zijn ingeweven of geborduurd. Ze worden elk jaar vervangen en na de ceremonies in stukken gesneden en uitgedeeld als relikwieën. |
Spanish ..... Cubiertas de tela enormes para el Kaba en la Gran Mezquita en Mecca, usada durante el periodo de peregrinaje, con citas del Corán ya sea tejidas o bordadas. Reemplazada cada año, cortadas después de las ceremonias y sus piezas distribuidas como reliquias. |
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