adhan
English
Alternative forms
- aazaan, azan, athan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʾaḏān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈðɑːn/, /əˈðɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Noun
adhan (plural adhans)
- (Islam) The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh) (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) ((ʾašhadu ʾan)).
- If one were to pray alone, then no adhan is needed.
Translations
(Islam) The call to prayer
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See also
- hazzan
- iqama, ikamet, iqamat, iqamah
- muezzin
Anagrams
- Dahan, Hadan, hadna
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʾaḏān). First attested in 1937.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈat.xan/
- Rhymes: -atxan
- Syllabification: ad‧han
Noun
adhan m inan
- (Islam) adhan (the call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh) (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) ((ʾašhadu ʾan)))
- 2009, Monika Różańska, “Geneza minaretów w kontekście badań nad wczesnomuzułmańskimi minaretami w Azji Środkowej (IX–XIII wiek)”, in Studia i Materiały Archeologiczne, volume 14, ISSN 0867-6542, pages 165-194:
- Pamiętając słowa: „idź do jakiegoś widocznego miejsca i przywołaj na modlitwę", Bilal prawdopodobnie pierwsze adhany zaczął deklamować właśnie z dachu.
- Remembering the words "go to some conspicuous place and call for prayer", Bilal probably began to recite his first adhanas from the roof.
- 2015 May 27, Marina Achmedowa, Musiałam umrzeć, Otwarte, →ISBN:
- Dlaczego traciłam czas, czytając niepotrzebne książki czy kupując na bazarze ładne ubrania? Dlaczego nie przyszłam tutaj, choć meczet był tak blisko? I codziennie dobiegał mnie czysty głos śpiewający adhan z minaretu? Dlaczego?
- Why was I wasting my time reading unnecessary books or buying nice clothes at the bazaar? Why didn't I come here even though the mosque was so close? And every day I heard a clear voice singing adhan from the minaret? Why?
- 2023 January 25, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerozolima. Biografia, Znak, →ISBN:
- Sprawdza, czy mikrofon jest włączony, i kiedy zegar na ścianie pokazuje właściwą godzinę, odwraca twarz w stronę Mekki i zaczyna wyśpiewywać adhan, który rozbrzmiewa na całym Starym Mieście.
- He checks if the microphone is on, and when the clock on the wall shows the right time, he turns his face towards Mecca and starts singing an adhan, which echoes throughout the Old Town.
Declension
Declension of adhan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adhan | adhany |
| genitive | adhanu | adhanów |
| dative | adhanowi | adhanom |
| accusative | adhan | adhany |
| instrumental | adhanem | adhanami |
| locative | adhanie | adhanach |
| vocative | adhanie | adhany |
References
- Głos Poranny, volume 9, issue 293, 1937, page 6
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʾaḏān).
Noun
adhan m (plural adhans)
- (Islam) adhan (the call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh) (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) ((ʾašhadu ʾan)))
Rade
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *dhaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan.
Noun
adhan (classifier aruăt or ƀĕ)
- branch
- twig
References
- James A. Tharp; Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2021-11-01, retrieved 22 December 2021, page 1
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʾaḏān).
Noun
adhan m (plural adhans)
- (Islam) adhan (the call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh) (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) ((ʾašhadu ʾan)))
Alternative forms
- adhán