ਮਸੀਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسجد (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). First attested as Old Punjabi ਮਸੀਤਿ (masīti). Compare Hindi मस्जिद (masjid), Marathi मशीद (maśīd) and Marwari मसीद (masīd).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /mə.siːt̪/, [mə.ˈsiːt̪(ə̆)]
  • Rhymes: -iːt̪
  • Hyphenation: ਮ‧ਸੀਤ

Noun

ਮਸੀਤ • (masīt) f (Shahmukhi spelling مَسِیت)

  1. mosque
    Synonym: ਮਸਜਿਦ (masjid)
    ਮੈਂ ਮਸੀਤ ਚਲੀਆਂ ਵਾਂ।
    maĩ masīt calīā̃ vā̃.
    I am going to the mosque.
    (literally, “I mosque go to.”)

Declension

Declension of ਮਸੀਤ
singular plural
direct ਮਸੀਤ (masīt) ਮਸੀਤਾਂ (masītā̃)
oblique ਮਸੀਤ (masīt) ਮਸੀਤਾਂ (masītā̃)
vocative ਮਸੀਤੇ (masīte) ਮਸੀਤੋ (masīto)
ablative ਮਸੀਤੋਂ (masītõ) —
locative ਮਸੀਤੇ (masīte) ਮਸੀਤੀਂ (masītī̃)
instrumental ਮਸੀਤੇ (masīte) ਮਸੀਤੀਂ (masītī̃)

References

  • “ਮਸੀਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • “ਮਸੀਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਮਸੀਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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