muezzin
See also: müezzin
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmuezzin (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
editperson 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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French muessin, from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (modern Turkish müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mɥɛd.zin/
Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Noun
editmuezzin m (plural muezzins)
Further reading
edit- “muezzin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmuezzin m pers
Declension
editDeclension 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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Noun
editmuezzin c
- (Islam) a muezzin
- Synonym: böneutropare
Declension
editDeclension of muezzin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | muezzin | muezzinen | muezziner | muezzinerna |
Genitive | muezzins | muezzinens | muezziners | muezzinernas |
References
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