[ 'mɪnərɛt , ˌmɪnə'rɛt ]
■ noun a slender tower, especially that of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
C17: from Fr., or from Sp. ~e , Ital. ~to , via Turk. from Arab. manār(a ) 'lighthouse, ~', based on nār 'fire or light'.