minaret

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It is said that the word minaret comes from the Arabic term Al - manar, which means lighthouse and minaret.

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  1. noun A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin summons the people to prayer.

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  • It is said that the word minaret comes from the Arabic term Al - manar, which means lighthouse and minaret. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Public opinion polls ahead of the election predicted that the measure would be rejected, and the Swiss government had urged citizens to vote against it. justifies the move arguing that the minaret is a symbol of disintegration rather than integration. —  Komunitas Muslimblog
  • Another freeper rebuked the zotted poster's assertion that the minaret is a benign architectural structure by saying that minarets are actually a signal of Islamic triumph among Muslims. —  Latest Articles
  • Switerzerland's People's Party launched the referendum, arguing the minaret is a symbol of Islamic intolerance. —  Adventist News Network
  • "The minaret has nothing to do with religion; the minaret is a symbol of political victory [of Islam]. —  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
 

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  1. French, from Turkish minārat, from Arabic manāra, lamp; see nwr in Semitic roots.

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  1. = French minaret = Portuguese minareto = Italian minareto, minaretto, from Spanish minarete, from Turkish mināre = Hindustani mīnāra, mīnār, a high slender tower, a minaret, from Arabic manāra, a lamp, lighthouse, minaret, from minār, candlestick, lamp, lighthouse: see minar.
 

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/ˈmɪnərɛt/
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