English Explanatory Dictionary

muezzin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

Pronunciation

/muˈɛ.zɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-muezzin.wav

Word forms

muezzin muezzins mouezzin muadhin muazzin muedhdhin muezin

Etymology

From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).

Synonyms

provost

Derived words

muezzinlike
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