azan

[ah-zahn]

noun

(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.

Origin of azan

First recorded in 1850–55, azan is from the Arabic word adhān invitation. See muezzin

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Examples from the Web for azan

Historical Examples of azan

Boville owed his life to the Azan, the fetich cord, at that instant.
The Woodlands Orchids
Frederick Boyle
Hanes in Egypt was the reverse of Azan; formed however of the same terms, and of the same purport precisely.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.
Jacob Bryant
The old general was of a different type from the fire-eating dandies who played the master at Azan.
The Valley of Vision
Henry Van Dyke

British Dictionary definitions for azan

azan

noun

Islam the call to prayer five times a day, usually by a muezzin from a minaret

Word Origin for azan

from Arabic adhān, from adhina to proclaim, invite; see muezzin

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