مئذنة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ء ذ ن‎ (ʾ-ḏ-n); compare أَذَّنَ‎ (ʾaḏḏana, “to call”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miʔ.ða.na/

Noun

مِئْذَنَة • (miʾḏana) f (plural مِئْذَنَات‎ (miʾḏanāt) or مَآذِن‎ (maʾāḏin))

(Islam) minaret

Declension

Declension of noun مِئْذَنَة (miʾḏana)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِئْذَنَة miʾḏana	الْمِئْذَنَة‎ al-miʾḏana	مِئْذَنَة miʾḏanat
Nominative	مِئْذَنَةٌ miʾḏanatun	الْمِئْذَنَةُ‎ al-miʾḏanatu	مِئْذَنَةُ miʾḏanatu
Accusative	مِئْذَنَةً miʾḏanatan	الْمِئْذَنَةَ‎ al-miʾḏanata	مِئْذَنَةَ miʾḏanata
Genitive	مِئْذَنَةٍ miʾḏanatin	الْمِئْذَنَةِ‎ al-miʾḏanati	مِئْذَنَةِ miʾḏanati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِئْذَنَتَيْن‎ miʾḏanatayn	الْمِئْذَنَتَيْن‎ al-miʾḏanatayn	مِئْذَنَتَيْ‎ miʾḏanatay
Nominative	مِئْذَنَتَانِ‎ miʾḏanatāni	الْمِئْذَنَتَانِ‎ al-miʾḏanatāni	مِئْذَنَتَا‎ miʾḏanatā
Accusative	مِئْذَنَتَيْنِ‎ miʾḏanatayni	الْمِئْذَنَتَيْنِ‎ al-miʾḏanatayni	مِئْذَنَتَيْ‎ miʾḏanatay
Genitive	مِئْذَنَتَيْنِ‎ miʾḏanatayni	الْمِئْذَنَتَيْنِ‎ al-miʾḏanatayni	مِئْذَنَتَيْ‎ miʾḏanatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِئْذَنَات‎‎; مَآذِن‎ miʾḏanāt‎; maʾāḏin	الْمِئْذَنَات‎‎; الْمَآذِن‎ al-miʾḏanāt‎; al-maʾāḏin	مِئْذَنَات‎‎; مَآذِن‎ miʾḏanāt‎; maʾāḏin
Nominative	مِئْذَنَاتٌ‎‎; مَآذِنُ‎ miʾḏanātun‎; maʾāḏinu	الْمِئْذَنَاتُ‎‎; الْمَآذِنُ‎ al-miʾḏanātu‎; al-maʾāḏinu	مِئْذَنَاتُ‎‎; مَآذِنُ‎ miʾḏanātu‎; maʾāḏinu
Accusative	مِئْذَنَاتٍ‎‎; مَآذِنَ‎ miʾḏanātin‎; maʾāḏina	الْمِئْذَنَاتِ‎‎; الْمَآذِنَ‎ al-miʾḏanāti‎; al-maʾāḏina	مِئْذَنَاتِ‎‎; مَآذِنَ‎ miʾḏanāti‎; maʾāḏina
Genitive	مِئْذَنَاتٍ‎‎; مَآذِنَ‎ miʾḏanātin‎; maʾāḏina	الْمِئْذَنَاتِ‎‎; الْمَآذِنِ‎ al-miʾḏanāti‎; al-maʾāḏini	مِئْذَنَاتِ‎‎; مَآذِنِ‎ miʾḏanāti‎; maʾāḏini

Synonyms

(minaret): مَنَارَة‎ (manāra), مَنَار‎ (manār)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “ءذن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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