MUEZZIN


Meaning of MUEZZIN in English

/ muːˈezɪn; NAmE ; mjuː-/ noun

a man who calls Muslims to prayer, usually from the tower of a mosque

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: dialect variant of Arabic mu'aḏḏin , active participle of aḏḏana' proclaim.

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