Old Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

ਮਸੀਤਿ (masītif (Shahmukhi مسیت)

  1. mosque

Descendants edit

  • Punjabi: masīt
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੀਤ
    Shahmukhi script: مَسِیت

Further reading edit

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮਸੀਤਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 230.
  • ਮਸੀਤਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024