azan

[ ah-zahn ]

noun

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

azan

/ ɑːˈzɑːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of azan¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of azan¹

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

Example Sentences

Hanes in Egypt was the reverse of Azan; formed however of the same terms, and of the same purport precisely.

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The old general was of a different type from the fire-eating dandies who played the master at Azan.

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Boville owed his life to the Azan, the fetich cord, at that instant.

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