How to say "muezzin" in Arabic
CognateMeaningmuezzin
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُؤَذِّن
muʾadhdhinמאד'ן
مؤذن
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מואזין
mu'azinمُوءَازِين
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
أ-ذ-نHebrew root
א-ז-ןMuʾadhdhin, 'the one who calls,' is built on ʾ-dh-n — the same root as udhun, 'ear,' an exact match with Hebrew אוזן (ذ↔ז is regular). The muezzin's call literally means 'the one who makes ears hear' — and Modern Hebrew borrowed the whole job title back as מואזין.
Related Hebrew word:אוזןozenأُوزِن
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In a phrase
نَادَى الْمُؤَذِّن لِلصَّلَاة
nādā al-muʾadhdhin li-ṣ-ṣalāhנאדא אל-מאד'ן ל-צלאהthe muezzin called for prayer
Plural
مُؤَذِّنُون
muʾadhdhinūnמאד'נוןsound masculine plural