muezim

Portuguese

Etymology

From French muezzin, from Turkish müezzin, from Arabic مُؤَذِّن‎ (muʔaḏḏin, “muezzin”). Doublet of almuadem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mu.eˈzĩ/ [mʊ.eˈzĩ], (faster pronunciation) /mweˈzĩ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mwɛˈzĩ/

Hyphenation: mu‧e‧zim

Noun

muezim m (plural muezins)

(Islam) muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)
Synonym: almuadem

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