azan

[ ah-zahn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.

azan

/ ɑːˈzɑːn /

Origin of azan¹

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

Origin of azan¹

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

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.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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