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manara
Arabic · medieval
"lighthouse, place of fire"
literally "lighthouse", from "nar" (fire)
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minare
Ottoman Turkish · medieval
"mosque tower"
applied to the tall tower of a mosque
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minaret
French · 1600s
"a mosque tower"
adopted through French accounts of Ottoman architecture
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minaret
English · 1600s-1700s
"the tall slender tower of a mosque"
borrowed from French
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