minaret

(min′ə ret′, min′ə ret′)

noun

a high, slender tower attached to a mosque, with one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin, or crier, calls the people to prayer

Origin: Fr < Turk menāret < Ar manāra(t), lighthouse, minaret < base of nār, fire

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noun

A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin summons the people to prayer.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Turkish minārat

Origin: , from Arabic manāra, lamp; see nwr in Semitic roots

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