almuadem
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- almoadem (obsolete)
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic اَلْمُؤَذِّن (al-muʾaḏḏin, “the muezzin”). Doublet of muezim.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.muˈa.dẽj̃/ [aʊ̯.mʊˈa.dẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /awˈmwa.dẽj̃/ [aʊ̯ˈmwa.dẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmwa.dɐ̃j̃/ [aɫˈmwa.ðɐ̃j̃]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmwa.dẽj̃/ [aɫˈmwa.ðẽj̃]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmwa.dẽj̃/ [aɫˈmwa.ðẽj̃]
Noun
almuadem m (plural almuadens)
- (Islam) muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)
- Synonym: muezim