Hajar aswad

from arab

Verified
Standard
noun
agama
Locus
From arab

Definition

The black stone embedded in the eastern corner of the Kaaba.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Arabic 'hajar al-aswad', meaning 'black stone'. This term was adopted into Indonesian through Islamic religious literature to refer to the sacred stone located at the southeastern corner of the Kaaba.

Semantic Category

Locus