ʾḏn

Common Semitic noun *ʾuḏn-, ear.

1. azan, from Arabic ʾaḏān, call to prayer, from ʾaḏḏana, to call to prayer, derived stem of ʾaḏina, to listen, denominative from ʾuḏn, ear.

2. muezzin, from Arabic muʾaḏḏin, muezzin, active participle of ʾaḏḏana (see above).

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