muezzin
/muˈɛ.zɪn/
muezzin noun: the person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
Noun
muezzin (plural muezzins)
- The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
- approaching the mosque, at the call of the muezzin (III, xvi)1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer
- I was awoken by the voice of a distant muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 266
- Synonyms:
- provost
muezzin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
muezzin in Hindi
- person who issues call to prayer
- मुअज़्ज़िन muazzin, मुअज्जिन muajjin, मुअज्जन muajjan
muezzin in Tamil
- இசுலாமியத் தொழுகை அழைப்புப் பாடகர்
muezzin in Urdu
- person who issues call to prayer
- مُؤَذِّن muazzin
muezzin in Bengali
- person who issues call to prayer
- মুয়াজ্জিন muẏajjin
More languagesFewer languages
- muezzin in Malayalam
- മുക്രി mukri
- muezzin in Gujarati
- મુઅજ્જન muajjan, મુઅઝઝન muajhajhan, મુઅઝઝીન muajhajhīn
- muezzin in Pashto
- موذن mozǝ́n, mozén
- muezzin in Arabic
- مُؤَذِّن muʔaḏḏin
- muezzin in Malay
- juruazan, jurubang, tukang bang, bilal
- muezzin in Indonesian
- muazin
Synonyms of muezzin
Forms of muezzin
| plural | muezzins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mouezzin |
| alternative form | muadhin |
| alternative form | muazzin |
| alternative form | muedhdhin |
| alternative form (archaic) | muezin |
Origin of muezzin
From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).
Words formed from muezzin
Questions about muezzin
- What does muezzin mean?
- Muezzin means the person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
- What is muezzin in Hindi?
- Muezzin in Hindi is मुअज़्ज़िन (muazzin), मुअज्जिन (muajjin), मुअज्जन (muajjan). See Muezzin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is muezzin?
- Muezzin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce muezzin?
- Muezzin is pronounced /muˈɛ.zɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of muezzin?
- The plural of muezzin is muezzins.
Words near muezzin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: muezzin (page history and authors); muezzin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); മുക്രി (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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