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Meaning of "muezzin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUEZZIN

Changed from Arabic mu'adhdhin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MUEZZIN

muezzin  [muːˈɛzɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUEZZIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muezzin 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 MUEZZIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Muezzin

A muezzin, or muzim, is the person appointed at a mosque to lead, and recite, the call to prayer for every event of prayer and worship in the mosque. The Muezzin's post is an important one, as he is the one responsible for each call to prayer. The community depends on him for accurate prayer schedules. Historically a muezzin would have recited the adhan or call to prayer by the minarets in order to be heard by those around the mosque. Now, mosques often have loudspeakers mounted on the top of the minaret and the muezzin will use a microphone allowing the call to prayer to be heard at great distances without climbing the minaret.

Definition of muezzin in the English dictionary

The definition of muezzin in the dictionary is the official of a mosque who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day from the minaret.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUEZZIN


benzin
ˈbɛnzɪn
cremosin
ˈkrɛməzɪn
diazin
ˈdaɪəzɪn
disseisin
dɪsˈsiːzɪn
disseizin
dɪsˈsiːzɪn
oleoresin
ˌəʊlɪəʊˈrɛzɪn
phlorizin
ˈflɒrɪzɪn
resin
ˈrɛzɪn
rosin
ˈrɒzɪn
sarrasin
ˈsærəzɪn
sarrazin
ˈsærəzɪn
seisin
ˈsiːzɪn
seizin
ˈsiːzɪn
sozin
ˈsɒzɪn
topazine
ˈtəʊpəzɪn
triazin
ˈtraɪəzɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUEZZIN

mudsill
mudskipper
mudslide
mudslinger
mudslinging
mudstone
mudwort
muenster
muesli
muesli bar
muff
muffin
muffin man
muffin top
muffineer
muffish
muffle
muffler
mufflered
mufti

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUEZZIN

admin
again
all in
all-in
at home in
Austin
Bahrain
begin
berlin
bin
brain
Britain
built-in
captain
couzin
hoactzin
hoatzin
in
in the main
rebbetzin

Synonyms and antonyms of muezzin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «muezzin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUEZZIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

宣礼员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muecín
570 millions of speakers

English

muezzin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुअज्जिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المؤذن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

муэдзин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

muezim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোয়েজ্জিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

muezzin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muezzin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Muezzin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祈とう時刻告知係
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기도 시각을 알리는 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muezzin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giáo si hồi giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

muezzin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुएझिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müezzin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muezzino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muezin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

муедзин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muezin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μουεζίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muezzin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muezzin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muezzin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muezzin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUEZZIN»

The term «muezzin» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUEZZIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUEZZIN»

Discover the use of muezzin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muezzin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture
THE. MUEZZIN. MAHFILI. AND. POOL. OF. THE. SELIMIYE. MOSQUE. IN. EDIRNE. Fig. 4. Edirne. Selimiye Mosque. Interior, looking toward the muezzin. After Bursa, Edirne was the second capital of the Ottoman Empire throughout the first ...
Gülru Necipoğlu, 1995
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Tradition, Transmission, Transformation: Proceedings of Two ...
ON THE ROLE OF THE MUEZZIN AND THE MUWAQQIT IN MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC SOCIETY David A. King To Bashi Sabra, promised in Cairo in 1975* CONTENTS: I Introduction 286 II On the Times of Prayer in Islam 289 ITI Folk Astronomy ...
F. Jamil Ragep, Sally P. Ragep, Steven John Livesey, 1996
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Encyclopedia of Islam
According to Islamic tradition the first muezzin was bilal ibn rabbah (d. ca. 641), one of the companions oF the prophet known for his beautiful voice. Eventually the muezzin became part of the staff employed in a mosqUe. In the early days he  ...
Juan Eduardo Campo, 2009
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The Essential Tawfiq Al-Hakim: Plays, Fiction, Autobiography
No sooner does the Muezzin's call to prayer rise up to the sky than your soul rises with it. This causes me great sadness and distress but work is work. A job's a job. LADY [turning toward the street]: Oh disaster! Here is the Muezzin— he has ...
Tawfīq Ḥakīm, Denys Johnson-Davies, 2008
5
Dark Spring This Year: Unity
In the mosque, the Muezzin heals the wounds of Leslie He wet his lips with a wet cloth. . Leslie put myself in your hands. The Muezzin smiled. The Muezzin you leave it in the hands of Allah Leslie out carefully the letter of Nathalie He shows ...
NAAS, 2013
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Islam and Disability: Perspectives in Theology and Jurisprudence
elaborated that the muezzin should be proficient in the stations of the moon ( manāzil al-qamar).26 A blind muezzin would be unable to fulfil this qualification. In consequence, a blind muezzin might announce the call to prayer before or after ...
Mohammed Ghaly, 2009
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On the Art of Singing
Richard Miller. It was this author's privileged experience some twenty years ago to exchange information on singing techniques with a muezzin whose duties took place at a large Cairo mosque. My colleague was an exceedingly large person, ...
Richard Miller, 1996
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
While the contemporary muezzin uses a sound system, the minarets of mosques were built so that a muezzin could broadcast his call throughout the community. Even with a sound system, the call is declamatory in nature, never introspective.
Don Michael Randel, 2003
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CZARINA
a Muezzin was waiting for them. “Come my children I hope all is well because you are a little late,” said the Muezzin. He guided them through a corridor that had a number of rooms on one side. On the other side there was a row of taps meant ...
SAM KASHIR, 2013
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A Neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul: Fruit Vendors and Civil ...
His notebooks contain traces of payments made by the imam of the Kasap llyas mosque to the muezzin thereto attached. The muezzin of the mosque had, for a number of years, made and signed a statement of receipt in the muhtar 's ...
Cem Behar, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUEZZIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muezzin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fes: Morocco's spiritual capital
... stars above my head, the last cry of the muezzin to prayer confirmed that yes indeed (as a Kerry friend would say) I was definitely out foreign. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Prayer attire: Keep it plain and simple
Apart from the imam, only the muezzin should have his place reserved. In normal practice, of course, we defer to community leaders. Deference ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
3
Dhafer Youssef : 'If you are a jazz musician, it's your destiny and …
“My grandfather was a muezzin [a singer who calls the Islamic faithful to daily prayer], so religious music is part of my life. That's really my ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Resident Rendezvoyeur: A beacon of faith
The muezzin's call wafts out over the city from the single minaret of the Jumma Masjid at the far end of Commercial Street. The last Friday of the ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
5
Astrolabe: the 13th Century iPhone
Passers-by could find out what time it was, and the muezzin would know when to recite the call to prayer. In 1571, Mustafa Ibn Ali el-Muvakkit, ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
6
In Lagos: Islamic cleric murdered by cultists on his way to mosque …
In fact, he served as the muezzin and also woke people up with songs every morning for the Sahur, preparatory to the fasting. “On Thursday ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Dino Merlin: Blossoms have bloomed all over Bosnia
In a recent interview, Dino Merlin explained that his family was a religious Muslim family, and he started his music career as a muezzin ("the ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
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Back to Article
In fact, he served as the Muezzin (Islamic faithful who calls for prayers), and also woke people up with songs every morning for the Sahur, ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
Mulayam Singh Yadav Absent For Sonia Gandhi's Iftar Party
As the muezzin gave the call at 7.24pm, namaz was offered and 'roza' broken with an elaborate feast laid out in the huge hall. Sharing. Twitter ... «FitnHit.com, Jul 15»
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Sahur in Istanbul, iftar in Komotini
... Egnatia toward Istanbul, where all roads lead. Everyone has plans for iftar in various parts of the old capital and the muezzin waits for no one. «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Muezzin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/muezzin>. Apr 2024 ».
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