minaret
名词 n.
英 /ˈmɪnəɹɛt/
美 /mɪnəˈɹɛt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).
— And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky.
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Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra)bor.
Ottoman Turkish منارهbor.
French minaretbor.
English minaret
First attested in 1682. Borrowed from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره (Turkish minare), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra, “lighthouse”). See note on pronunciations and borrowing of words with ـَة (-a). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“light”) as menorah.
Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra)bor.
Ottoman Turkish منارهbor.
French minaretbor.
English minaret
First attested in 1682. Borrowed from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره (Turkish minare), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra, “lighthouse”). See note on pronunciations and borrowing of words with ـَة (-a). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“light”) as menorah.
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