Azan: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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اذان
أَذَان
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Azan (اذان, Arabic أَذَان) means “the call to prayer; a proclamation”. It comes from the Arabic root أ ذ ن. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, أ ذ ن.
- Meaning
- the call to prayer; a proclamation
- معنی
- نماز کی پکار؛ اعلان
Where it comes from
From adhdhana, to announce; adhān is the call to prayer, and the Quran uses it for a proclamation (9:3).
- Say it
- a-zaanAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- أ ذ ن
- Other spellings
- Azaan · Adhan
- Themes
- Faith