Muazzin
/muːˈɑː.zɪn/noun
A person who gives the call to prayer from a mosque.
Did you know?The muazzin’s call, the adhan, traditionally marks the daily rhythm of Muslim communal life and is recited in a prescribed devotional form rather than sung as entertainment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
ʾ-dh-n
“A root associated with hearing, the ear, and making known”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ʾudhُن (uḏun)
“Ear”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
aʾḏḏana
“To announce or make known, especially by proclamation”
7th Century
Arabic
muʾaḏḏin
“One who announces; specifically, the person who calls Muslims to prayer”
16th–17th Century
Ottoman Turkish
müezzin
“Caller to prayer”
17th Century–Modern
English
muezzin; muazzin
“A person who gives the call to prayer from a mosque”