Muadhdhin
/muˈʔað.ðin/noun
A person who makes the Islamic call to prayer, more commonly spelled muezzin in English.
Did you know?Muadhdhin comes from the Arabic root ʾ-dh-n, connected with announcing and giving permission; the related word adhān names the call to prayer itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ʔḏn
“To hear, listen, or give notice; the precise proto-form and semantic range are reconstructed”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ʾadhdhana
“To announce publicly or proclaim”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
adhān
“The announcement or call to prayer”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
muʾadhdhin
“One who makes the announcement or call to prayer”
Ottoman Turkish
Turkish
müezzin
“The official who recites the call to prayer”
17th–19th Century
European languages
muezzin
“A Muslim crier who calls people to prayer”
Modern English
English
muadhdhin
“A transliteration of Arabic muʾadhdhin, also represented in English as muezzin”