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adhan

Noun CEFR B1
ɑːˈðɑːn

Definitions

The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbīrs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله ((ʔašhadu ʔan) lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāh).

Equivalents

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Afrikaansbang
العربيةأذان
Azərbaycan diliazan
Българскиезан
Bosanskiezanезан
ગુજરાતીઅઝાનબાગ
हिन्दीअज़ानबाग
Hrvatskiezanезан
Magyarezán
Հայերենազան
Bahasa Indonesiaazanbang
日本語アザーン
Қазақ тіліазан
한국어아잔
Кыргызчаазан
Bahasa Melayuazanbang
Nederlandsezan
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਅਜ਼ਾਨ
Polskiadhan
پښتواذان
Portuguêsadhan
Русскийазан
Српскиezanезан
Svenskaböneutrop
Kiswahiliadhana
தமிழ்அதான்
Тоҷикӣазон
Türkçeezan
اردواذان

Examples

“If one were to pray alone and cannot hear the adhan from a nearby mosque, then giving both the adhan and iqamah is Sunnah (recommended).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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