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Мечеть

Etymology

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From a Turkic language (compare Kazakh мешіт (meşıt), Tatar мәчет (mäçet), Turkmen metjit), ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈt͡ɕetʲ]
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Noun

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мече́ть (mečétʹf inan (genitive мече́ти, nominative plural мече́ти, genitive plural мече́тей)

  1. mosque

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: мэчиэт (meciet)

Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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From a Turkic language (compare Kazakh мешіт (meşıt), Tatar мәчет (mäçet), Turkish mescit, Turkmen metjit), ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

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Noun

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мече́ть (mečétʹf inan (genitive мече́ті, nominative plural мече́ті, genitive plural мече́тей)

  1. mosque
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Etymology 2

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Unknown.[1]

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Noun

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ме́четь (méčetʹf inan (genitive ме́четі, nominative plural ме́четі, genitive plural ме́четей)

  1. (dialectal, Black Sea) Alternative form of ме́чет m (méčet): bread oven
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “мечет”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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