מסגד

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ג־ד (s-g-d)

Calque of Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). Compare the vb. סָגַד (sagád, “to bow down, prostrate”) with Arabic's سَجَدَ (sajada), of same meaning.

Pronunciation

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Noun

מִסְגָּד • (misgád) m (plural indefinite מִסְגָּדִים, singular construct מִסְגַּד־, plural construct מִסְגְּדֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. mosque