Definition
A minaret is a tall, slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the call to prayer is traditionally announced. It is also an important architectural symbol in Islamic buildings.
Etymology
From Arabic ‘manāra’ or ‘mināra,’ meaning ‘lighthouse’ or ‘place of light.’ The word entered European languages through Turkish and other Mediterranean contacts.
Kelly Says
The minaret began as a kind of ‘light tower,’ which fits its role as a visible and audible marker of prayer times. In many cities, minarets used to be the tallest structures—today, skyscrapers compete for that role.
Translations
ARالعربية
مِنَار
mee-na-r
BNবাংলা
মিনারেট
mee-na-reht
CACatalà
minaret
mee-na-reht
CSČeština
minaret
mee-na-reht
DADansk
minaret
mee-na-reht
DEDeutsch
Minarett
mee-na-reht
ELΕλληνικά
Μιναρέ
mee-na-reh
ESEspañol
minaret
mi-na-reht
FISuomi
minaret
mee-na-reht
FRFrançais
minaret
mee-na-reh
HEעברית
מִינַרֶת
mee-na-reht
HIहिन्दी
मिनारत
mee-na-reht
HUMagyar
minaret
mee-na-reht
IDBahasa Indonesia
minaret
mee-na-reht
ITItaliano
minaret
mee-na-reht
KMKM
មីនារ៉េត
mee-na-reht
MSBahasa Melayu
minaret
mee-na-reht
MYမြန်မာ
မင်းနာရက်
mee-na-ret
NLNederlands
minaret
mee-na-reht
NONorsk
minaret
mee-na-reht
PLPolski
minaret
mee-na-reht
PTPortuguês
minaret
mee-na-reht
RORomână
minaret
mee-na-reht
RUРусский
минарет
mee-na-reht
SVSvenska
minaret
mee-na-reht
SWKiswahili
minaret
mee-na-reht
TAதமிழ்
மினாரெட்
mee-na-reht
TEతెలుగు
మినారెట్
mee-na-reht
TRTürkçe
minaret
mee-na-reht
UKУкраїнська
мінарет
mee-na-reht
VITiếng Việt
minaret
mee-na-reht