Minaret Definition

mĭnə-rĕt
minarets
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.
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Other Word Forms of Minaret

Noun

Singular:
minaret
Plural:
minarets

Origin of Minaret

  • Borrowing from Turkish minare, from Arabic منارة (manāra(t), “lighthouse"). Entered into English around 1682.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Turkish minārat from Arabic manāra lamp nwr in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Minaret Sentence Examples

  • The minaret is decorated with mosaics.

  • The minaret is faced with tiles and is surmounted by a gilded crescent.

  • The great mosque (Jamaa-el-Kebir) has a brick minaret 112 ft.

  • The minaret is 90 ft.

  • It has a population of about 10,000, post and telegraph offices, and a fine minaret, built in the 12th century.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIN

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With T