مناره

See also: منارة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra, “lighthouse, beacon; minaret”).

Noun

مناره • (minare or menare) (definite accusative مناره‌یی (minareyi), plural مناور (menavir))

  1. (Islam) minaret, the slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan

Derived terms

  • مناره كلاهی (minare külahı, “the conical roof a minaret”)
  • منارهٔ بیضا (Minare-i Beyza, “Minaret of Isa (Umayyad Mosque, Damascus)”)
  • مناره‌سز (minaresiz, “without a minaret”)
  • مناره‌سز جامع (Minaresiz Cami, “nickname of Masjid al-Namirah”)
  • مناره‌لو (minareli, “furnished with minarets”)
  • شرفه (şerefe, “external gallery on a minaret, balcony”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: minare
  • → Armenian: մինարէ (minarē), մինարա (minara)
  • → Greek: μιναρές (minarés)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Pronunciation

  • (Iran) IPA(key): [menɒːˈɾe]

Noun

مناره • (menâre) (plural مناره‌ها (menâre-hâ))

  1. (architecture) minaret

Descendants

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