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mu'adhdhin
Arabic · medieval
"one who proclaims the call to prayer"
active participle of adhdhana, "he proclaimed," from a root meaning "ear"
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muezzin
English · 1580s
"mosque official who calls the prayer"
the English spelling substituted a "z" sound for the Arabic "dh"
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