adhan

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/ɑːˈðɑːn//əˈðɑːn/

noun

The call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.

“If one were to pray alone and cannot hear the adhan from a nearby mosque, then giving both the adhan and iqamah is Sunnah (recommended).”

OriginArabic أَذَان →
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Meanings

nounadhan (plural adhans)

plural adhans · alternative aazaan · alternative azan · alternative athan · alternative adhaan

  1. IslamThe call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.

    If one were to pray alone and cannot hear the adhan from a nearby mosque, then giving both the adhan and iqamah is Sunnah (recommended).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
call to prayer

Origin

  1. Arabicأَذَان
  2. Arabicأَذَان
  3. Englishadhan

Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).

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Translations

Afrikaans adhaan, bang
  • adhaan(Islam) the call to prayer
  • bang(Islam) the call to prayer
Arabic أَذَان
  • أَذَان (ʔaḏān)(Islam) the call to prayer
Bengali আজান, আযান
  • আজান (ajan)(Islam) the call to prayer
  • আযান (ajan)(Islam) the call to prayer
Bulgarian еза́н
  • еза́н (ezán)(Islam) the call to prayer
Catalan àdhan
  • àdhan(Islam) the call to prayer
Chinese Mandarin 邦克, 喚禮 /唤礼
  • 邦克 (bāngkè)(Islam) the call to prayer
  • 喚禮 /唤礼 (huànlǐ)(Islam) the call to prayer
Czech azán
  • azán(Islam) the call to prayer
Dutch ezan
  • ezan(Islam) the call to prayer
Finnish rukouskutsu, adhan
  • rukouskutsu(Islam) the call to prayer
  • adhan(Islam) the call to prayer
French adhan
  • adhan(Islam) the call to prayer
German Adhān, Muezzinruf
  • Adhān(Islam) the call to prayer
  • Muezzinruf(Islam) the call to prayer
  • Gebetsruf(Islam) the call to prayer
Hebrew אד׳אן
  • אד׳אן(Islam) the call to prayer
Hindi अज़ान, अजान
  • अज़ान (azān)(Islam) the call to prayer
  • अजान (ajān)(Islam) the call to prayer
  • बाँग (bāṅg)(Islam) the call to prayer
Hungarian adzán, ezán
  • adzán(Islam) the call to prayer
  • ezán(Islam) the call to prayer
Indonesian azan, bang
  • azan(Islam) the call to prayer
  • bang(Islam) the call to prayer
Japanese アザーン
  • アザーン (azān)(Islam) the call to prayer
Korean 아잔
  • 아잔 (ajan)(Islam) the call to prayer
Malay azan, bang
  • azan(Islam) the call to prayer
  • bang(Islam) the call to prayer
Polish adhan
  • adhan(Islam) the call to prayer
Portuguese adhan
  • adhan(Islam) the call to prayer
Punjabi ਅਜ਼ਾਨ
  • ਅਜ਼ਾਨ (azān)(Islam) the call to prayer
Russian аза́н
  • аза́н (azán)(Islam) the call to prayer
Spanish llamada a la oración, adhan
  • llamada a la oración(Islam) the call to prayer
  • adhan(Islam) the call to prayer
Swahili adhana
  • adhana(Islam) the call to prayer
Swedish böneutrop
  • böneutrop(Islam) the call to prayer
Tamil அதான்
  • அதான் (atāṉ)(Islam) the call to prayer
Turkish ezan
  • ezan(Islam) the call to prayer
Urdu اَذان, بان٘گ
  • اَذان (azān)(Islam) the call to prayer
  • بان٘گ (bāṅg)(Islam) the call to prayer

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with adhan

jangonedanIranjeanTaiwanPakistanjuansudanMilanOmanAzerbaijanAvonnirvanaBhutankhanafghanyuankanRajasthanMcMahonshamanAmmanHunan
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Anagrams

HandaDahanDanahhadnaHadan
Cite this entry
APA

adhan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhan

MLA

“adhan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adhan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhan.

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