minaret
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Turkish minare, from the Arabic منارة manārä ("lighthouse"). Entered into English around 1682.
[edit] Noun
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minaret (plural minarets)
- the tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer)
- 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.
- 2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 37, paragraph 2
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mosque tower
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[edit] Bosnian
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From Turkish minare < Arabic منارة.
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minaret m (plural minareti)
- minaret
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declension of minaret
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | minaret | minareti |
| genitive | minareta | minareta |
| dative | minaretu | minaretima |
| accusative | minaret | minarete |
| vocative | minarete | minareti |
| instrumental | minaretom | minaretima |
| locative | minaretu | minaretima |
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[edit] Croatian
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From Turkish minare < Arabic منارة.
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minaret m (plural minareti)
[edit] Declension
declension of minaret
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | minaret | minareti |
| genitive | minareta | minareta |
| dative | minaretu | minaretima |
| accusative | minaret | minarete |
| vocative | minarete | minareti |
| locative | minaretu | minaretima |
| instrumental | minaretom | minaretima |
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[edit] Dutch
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minaret f. and m. (plural minaretten)
[edit] French
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minaret m. (plural minarets)
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[edit] Polish
[edit] Noun
minaret m.
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| Singular | Plural | |
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| Nominative | minaret | minarety |
| Genitive | minaretu | minaretów |
| Dative | minaretowi | minaretom |
| Accusative | minaret | minarety |
| Instrumental | minaretem | minaretami |
| Locative | minarecie | minaretach |
| Vocative | minarecie | minarety |
[edit] Serbian
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From Turkish minare < Arabic منارة.
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minaret m. (Cyrillic spelling минарет)
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declension of minaret
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | minaret | minareti |
| genitive | minareta | minareta |
| dative | minaretu | minaretima |
| accusative | minaret | minarete |
| vocative | minarete | minareti |
| instrumental | minaretom | minaretima |
| locative | minaretu | minaretima |
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