منار

manār (n. of place fr. نار (for نور ) 'to shine,' etc.; see nūr), s.m. (orig. Place for a light; candlestick; lamp; lantern); a lighthouse; a minaret, the slender lofty turret of a mosque (from the projecting balcony of which the people are called to prayers, as they use no bells); a turret; a watch-tower.