مَنَارَةٌ

, originally مَنْوَرَةٌ; (A, K;) see مَنَارٌ.

A stand for a lamp; a thing upon which a lamp is put: (T, S, M, A, K;) of the measure مَفْعَلَةٌ. with fet-h (S, Msb) to the م; (S:) but by rule it should be with kesr, because it is an instrument (Msb.) Aboo-Dhu-eyb uses it, for the sake of metre, in the place of مِصْبَاح, in likening a bright spear-head, without rust, to a lamp. (M.)

Also, A candle having a سِرَاج [or lighted wick]. (T.)

[A pharos, or lighthouse.]

The mená reh [or turret of a mosque, whence the English term “ minaret, ” so written in imitation of the Turkish pronunciation,] upon which the time of prayer is proclaimed; (S, Msb:) synonym مِيءْذَنَةٌ, (K, TA,) vulgarly مَأَذَنَةٌ [which is the form given in the CK]. (TA.)

[Any pillar-like structure. (See زُرْنُوقٌ.)

The perch of a hawk, or falcon. (See مَرْبَأٌ.)]

The plural is مَنَاوِرُ and مَنَايءِرُ: he who uses the latter likens the radical letter to the augmentative; (S, Msb, K;) like as they say مَصَايءِبُ, which is originally مَصَاوِبُ (S, Msb.)