muezzin
The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosqueThe person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
» I heard the muezzin calling to prayer.
Meaning
1 sensesThe person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
Muezzin
муэдзи́нmuedzín, муэззи́нmuezzín
муедзи́нmuedzýn
the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day
Examples
7 sentencesI heard the muezzin calling to prayer.
From afar, the muezzin called to prayer.
The muezzin is making the call to prayer.
The muezzin has not yet called to prayer.
In the distance I hear a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.
deIn der Ferne höre ich einen Muezzin die Gläubigen zum Gebet rufen. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “oFrom Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).
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