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单词 azan
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azan

[ ah-zahn ]
/ ɑˈzɑn /

noun

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

Origin of azan

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

Words nearby azan

AZ, aza-, Azactam, azaguanine, azalea, azan, Azaña, Azande, Azania, Azanian, AZAPO
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Example sentences from the Web for azan

  • The old general was of a different type from the fire-eating dandies who played the master at Azan.

    The Valley of Vision|Henry Van Dyke
  • Boville owed his life to the Azan, the fetich cord, at that instant.

    The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
  • Hanes in Egypt was the reverse of Azan; formed however of the same terms, and of the same purport precisely.

    A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for azan

azan
/ (ɑːˈzɑːn) /

noun

Islam the call to prayer five times a day, usually by a muezzin from a minaret

Word Origin for azan

from Arabic adhān, from adhina to proclaim, invite; see muezzin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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