Where does “Minarett” come from?

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

Minarett (German): minaret

Definitions

  1. minaret

Ancestry of “Minarett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchminaretminaret
2Ottoman Turkishمنارهminaret, the slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan
3Persianمنارهminaret
4Arabicمَنَارَةlighthouse, minaret

Words derived from “Minarett”

Every word from Arabic مَنَارَة →