muezzin
See also: müezzin
English
Etymology
From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /muˈɛ.zɪn/
Noun
muezzin (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
- provost (rare, obsolete)
Translations
person who issues call to prayer
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References
- "muezzin." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.
French
Alternative forms
- muézin
- muézine, muezzine (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French muessin, from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (modern Turkish müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɥɛd.zin/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Further reading
- “muezzin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈɛz.zin/
- Rhymes: -ɛzzin
- Syllabification: mu‧ez‧zin
Declension
Declension of muezzin
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- muezzin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).
Declension
| Declension of muezzin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | muezzin | muezzinen | muezziner | muezzinerna |
| Genitive | muezzins | muezzinens | muezziners | muezzinernas |
References
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