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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of azan1

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

Origin of azan1

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

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

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

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

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