muezzin

muezzin
muezzin (n.) "official who calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque," 1580s, from Arabic muadhdhin, properly active participle of adhdhana, frequentative of adhanna "he proclaimed," from uthn "ear." Cf. Hebrew he'ezin "he gave ear, heard," from ozen "ear." English spelling is from dialectal use of -z- for -dh-.

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  • muezzin — [myo͞o ez′in] n. [Ar mu adhdhin, prp. of adhdhana, freq. of adhana, to proclaim < udhn, an ear] in Muslim countries, a crier, as in a minaret, who calls the people to prayer five times a day …   English World dictionary

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  • Muezzin — Un muezzin appelant du haut du minaret les fidèles à la prière (tableau de Jean Léon Gérôme, 1879) Le muezzin (du turc müezzin, lui même issu de l arabe مؤذّن muaḏḏin, signifiant celui qui fait l appel) est le membre de la mosquée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Muezzin — Bild eines Muezzins (Jean Léon Gérôme 1879) Der Muezzin (arabisch ‏مؤذّن‎ mu adhdhin, DMG muʾaḏḏin) ist ein Ausruf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • muezzin — /myooh ez in, mooh /, n. the crier who, from a minaret or other high part of a mosque, at stated hours five times daily, intones aloud the call summoning Muslims to prayer. [1575 85; < Turk müezzin < Ar mu adhdhin] * * * ▪ Islamic religious… …   Universalium

  • muezzin — UK [muˈezɪn] / US / US [ˈmuəzɪn] noun [countable] Word forms muezzin : singular muezzin plural muezzins the official of a mosque who calls from a tower to let Muslims know it is time to pray …   English dictionary

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