different between direction vs qibla

English

Etymology

From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin d?r?cti?. Equivalent to direct +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d(a)????k.??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

direction (countable and uncountable, plural directions)

1. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction.

2. A general trend for future action.
3. Guidance, instruction.

4. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.

5. (dated) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
6. (archaic) A person's address.
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 218:

     Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction.

Derived terms

Related terms

• direct

Translations

Anagrams

• cretinoid

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?r?cti?, d?r?cti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.??k.sj??/

Noun

direction f (plural directions)

1. (spatial) direction
2. (figuratively) direction
3. government
4. (figuratively) the director of the administration/organisation
5. (occasional, figurative) the territory administered by a government

Derived terms

• direction assistée

Related terms

• directeur
• diriger

Descendants

• ? Turkish: direksiyon

Further reading

• “direction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

direction (plural directiones)

1. direction (orientation, point where one is headed)
2. direction, leadership, control, supervision

English

Alternative forms

• qiblah

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (qibla, “which is opposite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?bl?/, IPA^(key): /?qibla/ (as Arabic)

Noun

qibla (countable and uncountable, plural qiblas)

1. (Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
   • 1990, Michael E. Bonine, Sacred Direction and City Structure, Oleg Grabar (editor), Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 7, page 68,

     The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).

   • 1999, David A. King, World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca, page 56,

     Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the qibla as a problem of mathematical geography.

   • 2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, page 218,

     The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the qibla) and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.

Usage notes

Inside a mosque, the qibla is indicated by the location of the mihrab and the orientation of the prayer wall. The qibla (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a qibla (or qibla direction), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques.

Synonyms

• (direction in which Muslims pray): qibla direction

Derived terms

• qibla compass

Related terms

• ghibli

Translations

See also

• mihrab
• salat

Anagrams

• Iqbal

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (qibla, “direction of prayer towards Mekka”). The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b.la/

Noun

qibla f

1. (archaic or obsolete) south

   Synonym: nofsinhar

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;