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minaret

/ˌmɪnəˈet/mih-nur-ET
/ˌmɪnɚˈɛt/mih-nur-ET

Meaninglamp, lighthouse, tower

Common meaning: a tower on a mosque

Journey through time

  1. Arabicmanārahsource
  2. Spanishminaretesource
  3. Englishminaret‘a tower on a mosque’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic manārah ‘lamp, lighthouse, tower’.

Roots

  • manārah Arabic “lamp, lighthouse, tower”

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