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Swahili

mwadhini

mwah-DHEE-nee

How to say it

Swahilimwadhinimwah-DHEE-neesoon
Englishmuezzinsoon
Frenchmuezzinsoon

Meaning

a muezzin, the person who calls Muslims to prayer.

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Isl. muezzin

Examples

  • Mwadhini aliita waumini kwa sala.The muezzin called the faithful to prayer.
  • Je, mwadhini anaita kwa sauti gani?In what voice does the muezzin call?
  • Hakuwa mwadhini leo, mwingine alichukua nafasi yake.He wasn't the muezzin today, someone else took his place.
  • Sauti ya mwadhini ilisikika mji mzima.The muezzin's voice was heard across the whole town.

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