minaret

min·a·ret

noun \ˌmi-nə-ˈret, ˈmi-nə-ˌ\

: a tall, thin tower of a mosque with a balcony from which the people are called to prayer

Full Definition of MINARET

:  a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin

Illustration of MINARET

Origin of MINARET

French, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manāra lighthouse

First Known Use: 1682

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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