ਮਸੀਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). First attested as Old Punjabi ਮਸੀਤਿ (masīti). Compare Hindi मस्जिद (masjid), Marathi मशीद (maśīd) and Rajasthani मसीद.

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mə.siːt̪ə̆/
Rhymes: -iːt̪
Hyphenation: ਮ‧ਸੀਤ

Noun

ਮਸੀਤ • (masīt) f (Shahmukhi spelling مَسِیت)

mosque
Synonym: ਮਸਜਿਦ (masjid)

ਮੈਂ ਮਸੀਤ ਚਲੀਆਂ ਵਾਂ।
maĩ masīt calīā̃ vā̃.
I am going to the mosque.
(literally, “I mosque go to.”)

Declension

Declension of ਮਸੀਤ
dir. sg.	ਮਸੀਤ (masīt)
dir. pl.	ਮਸੀਤਾਂ (masītā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਮਸੀਤ (masīt)	ਮਸੀਤਾਂ (masītā̃)
oblique	ਮਸੀਤ (masīt)	ਮਸੀਤਾਂ (masītā̃)
vocative	ਮਸੀਤੇ (masīte)	ਮਸੀਤੋ (masīto)
ablative	ਮਸੀਤੋਂ (masītõ)	—
locative	ਮਸੀਤੇ (masīte)	ਮਸੀਤੀਂ (masītī̃)
instrumental	ਮਸੀਤੇ (masīte)	ਮਸੀਤੀਂ (masītī̃)

References

“ਮਸੀਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
“ਮਸੀਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਸੀਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

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