【#逐字學英文國際日報】75：minaret, muezzin, mosque,

Hammamet with mosque, 1914 - Paul Klee

Minaret on a Storied Syrian Mosque Falls

By HWAIDA SAAD and RICK GLADSTONE 6:32 PM ET

Fighting between Syrian insurgents and government forces in the city of Aleppo left the Umayyad Mosque, a Unesco World Heritage site, severely damaged.

minaret

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnərɛt, ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/

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Definition of minaret

noun

• a slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

Derivatives

minareted

adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: from French, or from Spanish minarete, Italian minaretto, via Turkish from Arabic manār(a) 'lighthouse, minaret', based on nār 'fire or light'

minaret

 

音節

min • a • ret

発音

mìnərét

minaretの変化形

minarets (複数形)

[名]（イスラム寺院の）光塔, ミナレット. ⇒MUEZZIN

［フランス語←トルコ語←アラビア語manāra（灯台）（nār火）］

muezzin

 

音節

mu • ez • zin

発音

mjuːézin

muezzinの変化形

muezzins (複数形)

[名]《イスラム教》ムアッジン：モスクの光塔から礼拝の時間を大声で告げる人.