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מסגד

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Hebrew

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מסגד אל-אקצא שנבנה על שטח בית המקדש בירושלים

Etymology

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Root
ס־ג־ד (s-g-d)
2 terms

Calque of Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid): formed by applying the Hebrew pattern מִקְטָל (“place”) to סָגַד (sagád, to bow down, prostrate), which is cognate with Arabic سَجَدَ (sajada).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. (Islam) mosque

Declension

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References

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  • מסגד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language