س ج د
Arabic
Etymology
The whole root derives from the Classical Syriac one ܣ-ܓ-ܕ (s-ɡ-d) via the base stem verb.
Root
س ج د • (s-j-d)
- related to bowing down before God
Derived terms
Verbs
Nouns
- سَجْدَة (sajda, “single act of bowing down”); pl. سَجَدَات (sajadāt)
- سَجَّاد (sajjād, “prayer, one who prays”)
- سَجَّادَة (sajjāda, “prayer rug”); pl. سَجَاجِيد (sajājīd)
- مَسْجِد (masjid, “mosque”); pl. مَسَاجِد (masājid)
References
- Schwally, Friedrich (1898) “Lexikalische Studien”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 52, page 134