# minaret

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪnəɹɛt/ · frequency rank #62,322

## Definitions
1. The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).

## Etymology
First attested in 1682. Borrowed from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره (Turkish minare), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra, “lighthouse”). See note on pronunciations and borrowing of words with ـَة (-a). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“light”) as menorah.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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