muezim

Portuguese

Etymology

From French muezzin, from Turkish müezzin, from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “muezzin”). Doublet of almuadem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mu.eˈzĩ/ [mʊ.eˈzĩ], (faster pronunciation) /mweˈzĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mwɛˈzĩ/

• Hyphenation: mu‧e‧zim

Noun

muezim m (plural muezins)

1. (Islam) muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)

   Synonym: almuadem