Mu’adhdhin
/muˈʔað.ðin/noun
A person who gives the call to prayer in Islam, traditionally from a mosque’s minaret.
Did you know?The mu’adhdhin’s call, the adhān, is traditionally delivered aloud rather than played as a recording, making the human voice itself part of the ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
ʾ-dh-n
“A root associated with hearing, announcing, or granting permission”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ʾadhdhana
“To announce or proclaim, especially publicly”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
adhān
“The public announcement or call to prayer”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
muʾadhdhin
“The person who makes the call to prayer”
17th–19th Century
European transliterations
muezzin / muadhdhin
“A mosque official who summons Muslims to prayer”
Modern English
English
muadhdhin
“A person who gives the Islamic call to prayer”