muezzin

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UK/muˈɛ.zɪn/

noun

The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

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provostmuazzinmuadhdhin
OriginTurkish müezzin ← Ottoman Turkish مؤذن ← Arabic مُؤَذِّن →
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Meanings

nounmuezzin (plural muezzins)

plural muezzins · alternative mouezzin · alternative muadhin · alternative muazzin · alternative muedhdhin · alternative archaic muezin

  1. IslamThe person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

    approaching the mosque, at the call of the muezzin (III, xvi)

    1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer
    1 more example

    I was awoken by the voice of a distant muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.

    2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 266

    Synonyms: provost

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

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provost

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day

Similar
muazzinmuadhdhin
Broader
announcer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُؤَذِّن“one who calls (to prayer), crier”
  2. Ottoman Turkishمؤذن
  3. Turkishmüezzin
  4. Englishmuezzin

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

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Translations

Arabic مُؤَذِّن
  • مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin)person who issues call to prayer
Bengali মুয়াজ্জিন
  • মুয়াজ্জিন (muẏajjin)person who issues call to prayer
Bulgarian мюези́н
  • мюези́н (mjuezín)person who issues call to prayer
Chinese Mandarin 宣禮員 /宣礼员, 喚禮員 /唤礼员
  • 宣禮員 /宣礼员 (xuānlǐyuán)person who issues call to prayer
  • 喚禮員 /唤礼员 (huànlǐyuán)person who issues call to prayer
  • 穆安津 (mù'ānjīn)person who issues call to prayer
Czech muezzin
  • muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Danish muezzin
  • muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Dutch muezzin
  • muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Finnish muessin
  • muessinperson who issues call to prayer
French muezzin
  • muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
German Muezzin
  • Muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Greek μουεζίνης
  • μουεζίνης (mouezínis)person who issues call to prayer
Hebrew מוּאַזִּין
  • מוּאַזִּין (muazzín)person who issues call to prayer
Hindi मुअज़्ज़िन, मुअज्जिन
  • मुअज़्ज़िन (muazzin)person who issues call to prayer
  • मुअज्जिन (muajjin)person who issues call to prayer
  • मुअज्जन (muajjan)person who issues call to prayer
Hungarian müezzin
  • müezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Indonesian muazin
  • muazinperson who issues call to prayer
Japanese ムアッズィン, ムアッジン
  • ムアッズィン (muazzin)person who issues call to prayer
  • ムアッジン (muajjin)person who issues call to prayer
Korean 무에진
  • 무에진 (muejin)person who issues call to prayer
Latvian muedzins
  • muedzinsperson who issues call to prayer
Lithuanian muedzinas
  • muedzinasperson who issues call to prayer
Malay juruazan, jurubang
  • juruazanperson who issues call to prayer
  • jurubangperson who issues call to prayer
  • tukang bangperson who issues call to prayer
  • bilalperson who issues call to prayer
  • muazinperson who issues call to prayer
Norwegian Bokmål muezzin
  • muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Polish muezin
  • muezinperson who issues call to prayer
Portuguese almuadem, muezim
  • almuademperson who issues call to prayer
  • muezimperson who issues call to prayer
Romanian muezin
  • muezinperson who issues call to prayer
Russian муэдзи́н, муэззи́н
  • муэдзи́н (muedzín)person who issues call to prayer
  • муэззи́н (muezzín)person who issues call to prayer
Slovak muezín
  • muezínperson who issues call to prayer
Spanish almuédano, almuecín
  • almuédanoperson who issues call to prayer
  • almuecínperson who issues call to prayer
  • muecínperson who issues call to prayer
Swahili mwadhini
  • mwadhiniperson who issues call to prayer
Swedish muezzin, böneutropare
  • muezzinperson who issues call to prayer
  • böneutropareperson who issues call to prayer
Turkish müezzin
  • müezzinperson who issues call to prayer
Ukrainian муедзи́н
  • муедзи́н (muedzýn)person who issues call to prayer
Urdu مُؤَذِّن
  • مُؤَذِّن (muazzin)person who issues call to prayer
Cite this entry
APA

muezzin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muezzin

MLA

“muezzin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muezzin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muezzin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muezzin.

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