minarets

English - Turkish

Definition of minarets in English Turkish dictionary
twin minarets: çifte minare
minaret: minare
minaret: (isim) minare

English - English

Definition of minarets in English English dictionary: plural of minaret
minaret: the tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer)
And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky.
minaret: {n} a small spire or steeple
minaret: A tower from which a chanter calls people to prayer A tower from which a chanter calls people to prayer
minaret: The English derivative of Arabic manara, or lighthouse, the tower associated with a mosque from which the adhan is chanted five times a day
minaret: {i} tall tower with a balcony that is attached to a Muslim mosque from which the people are called to prayer
minaret: A tall, slender tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more balconies from which the Muezzin calls the people to prayer
minaret: a high tower alongside a mosque from the top of which the muezzin sings forth a public call to prayer
minaret: Tower, pillar, or other vertical element in or near a mosque which serves as the place from which the call to prayer is made Not necessarily included in every mosque
minaret: Tower used to call the faithful to prayer While its origin, development and function remain unclear, it is thought to have evolved from the pre-Islamic signal tower (The Arabic word manara means a place with a light, i e a lighthouse )
minaret: Identifying marker for the mosque’s location Became universal symbol of Islam (12th Century) Demonstration of piety of the founder and power and prestige to on-lookers Cheaper to construct than a whole new mosque but serves same function Place from which the call to prayer for worshippers is enacted five times a day Located opposite the southern wall of the inner courtyard
minaret: A minaret is a tall thin tower which is part of a mosque. a tall thin tower on a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer (minare, from manarah )
minaret: A tall, slender tower attached to a mosque from which the people are called to prayer
minaret: The tower of a Mosque from which the call to prayer is made
minaret: A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin
minaret: slender tower with balconies
minaret: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried
minaret: Thin tall tower attached to a mosque, from which a muezzin calls to the faithful to prayer