मसीति

मसीति

Old Hindi

Alternative forms

• मसती (masatī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسجد‎ (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد‎ (masjid). Compare Old Punjabi ਮਸੀਤਿ (masīti), Old Marathi 𑘦𑘭𑘲𑘝𑘲 (masītī).

Noun

मसीति (masīti)

1. mosque

Descendants

• Hindustani: masjid

  Hindi: मस्जिद

  • → New Sanskrit: मस्जिद (masjida)

  Urdu: مَسْجِد‎

Further reading

• Jaroslav Strnad, Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, 2013, OCLC 853683653, page 557