Image:DSC04737 Istanbul - La Moschea Blu - Minareti - Foto G. Dall'Orto 29-5-2006.jpg|thumb|right|Three minarets of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
English

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Etymology
From the Turk. minare, from the Ar. ARchar|��ارة man�rä ("lighthouse"). Entered into English around 1682.

Noun
minaret

1. the tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer)

Usage notes
2005 - Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 37, paragraph 2
:And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�ئذ�ة
Bosnian: minaret#Bosnian|minaret m, munara#Bosnian|munara f, munar m
Croatian: minaret#Croatian|minaret m, munara#Croatian|munara f, munar m
Dutch: minaret
Esperanto: minareto
Estonian: minarett
Finnish: minareetti
French: minaret m
German: Minarett
Hindi: म�नार (mīn�r) m, म�नारा (mīn�r�) m, लाठ (l�t.h) f
Hungarian: minaret
Italian: minareto m
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Japanese: �����
Persian: FAchar|��ار� (men�reh)
Polish: minaret m
Russian: мина�е� m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мина�е�#Serbian|мина�е� m, м�на�а#Serbian|м�на�а f, м�на� m
:Roman: minaret#Serbian|minaret m, munara#Serbian|munara f, munar m
Slovak: minaret
Spanish: alminar m, minarete m
Turkish: minare
Urdu: URchar|���ار (mīn�r) m, URchar|���ارا (mīn�r�) m, URchar|��ار (man�r) m, URchar|��ار� (man�ra) m, URchar|�اٹھ (l�t.h) f

Category:Islam

Bosnian

Etymology
From Turk.|bs minare < Ar.|bs ARchar|��ارة.

Noun
bs-noun|g=m|minareti

1. minaret

Declension
bs-decl-noun
|minaret|minareti
|minareta|minareta
|minaretu|minaretima
|minaret|minarete
|minarete|minareti
|minaretom|minaretima
|minaretu|minaretima

Synonyms
munara#Bosnian|munara

Category:bs:Islam

Croatian

Etymology
From Turk.|hr minare < Ar.|hr ARchar|��ارة.

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|minareti

1. minaret

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|minaret|minareti
|minareta|minareta
|minaretu|minaretima
|minaret|minarete
|minarete|minareti
|minaretu|minaretima
|minaretom|minaretima

Synonyms
munara#Croatian|munara

Dutch

Noun
minaret (p: minaretten)

1. minaret

Category:Dutch nouns
Category:nl:Islam

Polish

Noun
minaret (p: minarety)

1. minaret

Category:Polish nouns

Serbian

Etymology
From Turk.|sr minare < Ar.|sr ARchar|��ارة.

Noun
sr-noun|g=m|minareti

1. minaret

Cyrillic spelling
мина�е�#Serbian|мина�е�

Declension
sr-decl-noun
|minaret|minareti
|minareta|minareta
|minaretu|minaretima
|minaret|minarete
|minarete|minareti
|minaretom|minaretima
|minaretu|minaretima

Synonyms
munara#Serbian|munara

Category:sr:Islam

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