The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Appendix II
Semitic Roots
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n.
DEFINITION:
Common Semitic noun *un-, ear. 1.azan, from Arabic an, call to prayer, from aana, to call to prayer, derived stem of aina, to listen, denominative from un, ear. 2.muezzin, from Arabic muain, muezzin, active participle of aana (see above).
n.
n, call to prayer, from 
