Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "azan" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AZAN

From Arabic adhān, from adhina to proclaim, invite.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF AZAN

azan  [ɑːˈzɑːn] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AZAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Azan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AZAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of azan in the English dictionary

The definition of azan in the dictionary is the call to prayer five times a day, usually by a muezzin from a minaret.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AZAN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
Fezzan
fɛˈzɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
khan
kɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Ramadan
ˌræməˈzɑːn
Ramazan
ˌræməˈzɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Tajikistan
tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn
Uzbekistan
ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn
zaman
zəˈmɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AZAN

az
az.
azalea
Azania
Azanian
AZAPO
azathioprine
Azazel
Azbine
azedarach
azeotrope
azeotropic
azeotropy
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani
Azeri
AZERTY
azerty keyboard
azide
azido

WORDS THAT END LIKE AZAN

African
Alan
American
an
as one man
Asian
Australian
ban
bartizan
batman
chazan
courtezan
hazan
hazzan
Kazan
nonpartizan
partizan
Ryazan
Tarzan
to a man

Synonyms and antonyms of azan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «azan» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF AZAN

Find out the translation of azan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of azan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «azan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

祷告
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azan
570 millions of speakers

English

azan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Azan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أذان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

азан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আযানের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

azan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Azan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

azan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アザーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

azan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Azan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

azan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Azan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अझान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Azan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

azan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

азан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Azan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

azan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Azan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

azan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Azan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of azan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AZAN»

The term «azan» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.372 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
89
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «azan» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of azan
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «azan».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AZAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «azan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «azan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about azan

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AZAN»

Discover the use of azan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to azan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Azan Al-Anaam
'Azan Al- Anaam' is the original Arabic that was translated to {Shajara Code, Decoded}. Do not order this book unless you can read Arabic.
Imad Hassan, 2007
2
Understanding Women in Islam: An Indonesian Perspective
8 The invalidity of women conducting azan was also expressed by Shihab Al-Din Ahmad ibn Ahmad Al-Qalyubi in his popular book, Qalyubi wa 'Umaira, where he explicitly stated that women could neither conduct azan nor become the ...
Syafiq Hasyim, 2006
3
Gardens of the Righteous
On the Excellence of Azan 1037. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: If people realised the beneficence of calling the Azan and standing in the first row for Prayer and they could secure these privileges only through drawing lots ...
Nawawī, 1975
4
Classica et Mediaevalia 49:
Azan in myth and art The surviving myths also do not suggest strong Azanian unity. According to the Arkadian king-list preserved by Pausanias, Azan, the eponym of the Azanians, was one of the three sons of Arkas, and Azan's son Kleitor ...
Ole Thomsen, 1999
5
Law and Ethnic Plurality: Socio-legal Perspectives
tion thus imposed a separation between the form of the minaret, which was accepted into a controlled landscape aesthetic, and the customary practice of using the minaret to call the azan, which was explicitly disallowed. In November 1982 ...
Prakash Shah, 2007
6
Biogenic Amines—Advances in Research and Application: 2012 ...
F-18-AZAN,. a. Radioligand. with. Improved. Brain. Kinetics. According to the authors of recent research from Baltimore, Maryland, “There are only 2 currently available radioligands, 2-F-18-FA and 6-F-18-FA, for quantitative PET of the main  ...
‎2012
7
Know Your Islam
animal. Sajdah is valid on grass, straw, clean dry rock, earth, or leaves which are not eaten by human beings. Highest preference is given to tablets made from the clay of Kerbala. Azan and Eqamat These are the Calls to Prayer and the ...
‎1993
8
Shajara Code Decoded
and assuredly I will incite them and they will pull off Azan Al-anaam . . .] (Qur'an; 4 :119). The mysterious meaning of the above Azan could only be revealed and then correlated to the same Azan in the first verse after the Shajara Code was ...
Imad Hassan, 2013
9
Ebla and its Landscape: Early State Formation in the Ancient ...
The king of Ebla had a secondary palace in the city of Azan that hosted a court and some women of the king, and where sons and daughters of the king were born by these women. The numerous texts mentioning this city also allow us to ...
Paolo Matthiae, Nicoló Marchetti, 2013
10
Gardens of the Righteous
On the Excellence of Azan 1037. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: If people realised the beneficence of calling the Azan and standing in the first row for Prayer and they could secure these privileges only through drawing lots ...
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AZAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term azan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dubai's history is as worthy as the shopping malls
On the first weekend of Ramadan, my family was invited for iftar buffet and a few minutes before the Maghreb azan, I was shocked to see ... «The National, Jul 15»
2
Clarendon parents sharpen parenting skills
Representing Member of Parliament Richard Azan, Bridgette Daley-Dixon, constituency secretary, said: “North West Clarendon is not immune ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
Tiger cubs sharpen claws
The Tigers struck first after the resumption with Azan Turoa latching on to a clever grubber from halfback Matt Riccio to extend the lead to 18-6 ... «Illawarra Mercury, Jul 15»
4
I'tikaaf in Ramadan
Hence, I ate some salad, but they later said that they were not sure as to whether they had really heard the azan or not, as we live away from ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
5
30 Days 30 Deeds: Movermoms' stirring it up in the kitchen
Another, opened up about how she felt envious seeing my emotional reaction when the azan played on the iphone, because she too once had ... «Altmuslimah, Jul 15»
6
'We have reached'
Bostic had made ablution and while the Azan (call to prayer) was being voiced on the microphone for the night's prayer, Sulaimani said, ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
7
MARINA SHOULD DO MORE: There can be no Malaysia without us
On my journey back home right after azan Subuh, I thought of all my friends and acquaintances who should've been there but weren't. I thought ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Racehorse trainers' strike aversion clears way for Jamaica St Leger
... champion Wayne DaCosta; stable-companion ALI BABA, with Robert Halledeen aboard; and KRONUS, from the Richard Azan stables. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
9
Quranic Verses As Caller Ringtones – Muslims Are Cautioned When …
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims are not encouraged to set Quranic verses and the call for prayer (azan) as caller ringtones on their mobile phones ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»
10
Saadiyat on edge after sectarian clashes
One of the mukhtar's sons, said the Azan was a provocation. “Future said, pray, but don't use the speakers. The history and the affiliation of the ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Azan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/azan>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z