מינאַרעט

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from French minaret, from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪnaˈʁɛt/
  • Hyphenation: מי‧נאַ‧רעט

Noun

מינאַרעט • (minaret) m, plural מינאַרעטן (minaretn)

  1. minaret (mosque tower)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “minaret”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 877
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