muezzin

American  

[myoo-ez-in, moo-] / mjuˈɛz ɪn, mu- /

noun

1. the crier who, from a minaret or other high part of a mosque, at stated hours five times daily, intones aloud the call summoning Muslims to prayer.

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muezzin British  

/ muːˈɛzɪn /

noun

1. Islam the official of a mosque who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day from the minaret

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Etymology

Origin of muezzin

1575–85; < Turkish müezzin < Arabic mu'adhdhin

Example Sentences

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muezzin

But then the muezzin came on the loudspeaker, announcing the burial was postponed until the remains could be certified by health ministry officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

Because of his powerful voice, Fakhri briefly worked as a muezzin – the person who calls for prayers – in a mosque in Aleppo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

"Permitting the muezzin call is for me a sign of respect," Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker wrote on Twitter here.

From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2021

In the evening, soldiers stood guard at the 6th-century Hindu temple on Gopadri Hill, Srinagar’s highest point, the Sankaracharya Temple, as muezzin calls to prayer from local mosques echoed across the still valley.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2021

He was explaining to me how the bread baked on these heated pebbles when the nasal call of the muezzin wafted through the air from the mosque.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel