adhan
/ɑːˈðɑːn/
adhan noun: the call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.
Noun
adhan (plural adhans)
- The call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.
- If one were to pray alone and cannot hear the adhan from a nearby mosque, then giving both the adhan and iqamah is Sunnah (recommended).
adhan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
adhan in Hindi
- (Islam) the call to prayer
- अज़ान azān, अजान ajān, बाँग bāṅg
adhan in Tamil
- (Islam) the call to prayer
- அதான் atāṉ
adhan in Urdu
- (Islam) the call to prayer
- اَذان azān, بان٘گ bāṅg
adhan in Bengali
- (Islam) the call to prayer
- আজান ajan, আযান ajan
More languagesFewer languages
- adhan in Punjabi
- ਅਜ਼ਾਨ azān
- adhan in Gujarati
- અઝાન ajhān, બાંગ bā̃g
- adhan in Assamese
- আজান azan
- adhan in Pashto
- اذان azān
- adhan in Arabic
- أَذَان ʔaḏān
- adhan in Malay
- azan, bang
- adhan in Indonesian
- azan, bang
- adhan in Myanmar
- အဇါန် a.jan
Forms of adhan
| plural | adhans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aazaan |
| alternative form | azan |
| alternative form | athan |
| alternative form | adhaan |
Origin of adhan
Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).
Words that rhyme with adhan
Questions about adhan
- What does adhan mean?
- Adhan means the call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.
- What is adhan in Hindi?
- Adhan in Hindi is अज़ान (azān), अजान (ajān), बाँग (bāṅg). See Adhan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is adhan?
- Adhan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce adhan?
- Adhan is pronounced /ɑːˈðɑːn/.
- What is the plural of adhan?
- The plural of adhan is adhans.
Words near adhan in the dictionary
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