单词 | minaret |
释义 | min·a·ret ![]() n. A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin or a recording of a muezzin summons the people to prayer. [Ultimately (partly via French) from Ottoman Turkish mināre, from earlier menāre, from Arabic manāra, lamp, beacon tower of a fortress; see nwr in Semitic roots.] ![]() Maltepe Mosque designed by Recai Akçay (1909-1967) Ankara, Turkey |
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