muezzin
See also: müezzin
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
muezzin (plural muezzins)
- (Islam) The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
- Hypernym: cleric
- 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 266:
- I was awoken by the voice of a distant muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.
Synonyms edit
- provost (rare, obsolete)
Translations edit
person who issues call to prayer
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References edit
- ^ "muezzin." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French muessin, from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (modern Turkish müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
muezzin m (plural muezzins)
Further reading edit
- “muezzin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
muezzin m pers
Declension edit
Declension of muezzin
singular | plural | |
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nominative | muezzin | muezzini/muezziny (deprecative) |
genitive | muezzina | muezzinów |
dative | muezzinowi | muezzinom |
accusative | muezzina | muezzinów |
instrumental | muezzinem | muezzinami |
locative | muezzinie | muezzinach |
vocative | muezzinie | muezzini |
Further reading edit
- muezzin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Noun edit
muezzin c
- (Islam) a muezzin
- Synonym: böneutropare
Declension edit
Declension of muezzin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | muezzin | muezzinen | muezziner | muezzinerna |
Genitive | muezzins | muezzinens | muezziners | muezzinernas |