Etymology

muezzin

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Today it means: The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque. Full definition →

Turkish müezzin ← Ottoman Turkish مؤذن ← Arabic مُؤَذِّن
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمُؤَذِّن“one who calls (to prayer), crier”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromمؤذن
  3. Turkish · derived frommüezzin
  4. English todaymuezzin

From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).

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