Where does “minaret” come from?

minaret (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish مناره, from Persian مناره, from Arabic مَنَارَة — lighthouse, minaret.

minaret (French): minaret

Definitions

  1. minaret

Ancestry of “minaret”, step by step

minaret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish مناره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمنارهminaret, the slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan
2Persianمنارهminaret
3Arabicمَنَارَةlighthouse, minaret

via Turkish minare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishminareminaret; the tall slender tower of an Islamic...

Words derived from “minaret”

Every word from Arabic مَنَارَة →Every word from Persian مناره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مناره →