Where does “muezzin” come from?
Muezzin comes from Ottoman Turkish مؤذن, from Arabic مُؤَذِّن, meaning one who calls to prayer.
muezzin (English): The person who issues the call to prayer from one...
Definitions
- The person who issues the call to prayer from one...
Ancestry of “muezzin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | müezzin | muezzin |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مؤذن | muezzin |
| 3 | Persian | مؤذن | muezzin |
| 4 | Arabic | مُؤَذِّن | one who calls , crier; muezzin |
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