# muezzin

> English word · Noun · IPA /muˈɛ.zɪn/

## Definitions
1. The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

## Etymology
From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).

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