MINARET


Meaning of MINARET in English

— minareted , adj.

/min'euh ret", min"euh ret'/ , n.

a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.

[ 1675-85; minaret, Sp minarete, or It minaretto manarah lighthouse, perh. akin to nar fire ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .