Mosammat

English

Alternative forms

• Mst., Most. (abbreviations)
• Musammat

Etymology

From Bengali মোসাম্মৎ (mōśammot) and Urdu مُسَمّاۃ (musammat), from Arabic مُسَمَّاةٌ (musammātun, “named”), feminine passive participle of سَمَّى (sammā).

Proper noun

Mosammat

1. A title used before the names of women in some South Asian countries, roughly equivalent to Missus or Miss.