मस्जिद

See also: मसजिद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मसजिद (masjid)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسجد (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). Replaced Old Hindi मसीति (masīti). Compare Bengali মসজিদ (mosjid), Gujarati મસ્જિદ (masjid), Marathi मशीद (maśīd), Odia ମସଜିଦ୍ (masajid), Punjabi ਮਸੀਤ (masīt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məs.d͡ʒɪd̪/, [mɐs.d͡ʒɪd̪]

Noun

मस्जिद • (masjid) f (formal plural मसाजिद, Urdu spelling مَسْجِد)

1. mosque
   • 2020 March 16, Mohit Saxena, “येरुशलम: कोरोना के डर से इस्लाम के तीसरे सबसे पवित्र स्थान अल अक्सा मस्जिद पर लगी रोक [yeruślam: koronā ke ḍar se islām ke tīsre sabse pavitra sthān al aksā masjid par lagī rok]”, in Patrika‎^[1]:

     कोरोना वायरस के बढ़ते प्रकोप के कारण इस्लाम में तीसरा सबसे पवित्र स्थान मस्जिद अल अक्सा को अनिश्चतकाल के लिए बंद कर दिया गया है।

     koronā vāyras ke baṛhte prakop ke kāraṇ islām mẽ tīsrā sabse pavitra sthān masjid al aksā ko aniścatkāl ke lie band kar diyā gayā hai.

     Due to the worsening outbreak of coronavirus, Islam's third holiest site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, has been closed indefinitely.

Declension

Declension of मस्जिद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मस्जिद masjid	मस्जिदें masjidẽ
oblique	मस्जिद masjid	मस्जिदों masjidõ
vocative	मस्जिद masjid	मस्जिदो masjido

Descendants

• → Nepali: मस्जिद (masjid)
  • → Newar:

    Devanagari script: मस्जिद (masjida)

    Newa script: 𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐖𑐶𑐡 (masjida)

• → New Sanskrit: मस्जिद (masjida)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मस्जिद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मसजिद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मस्जिद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “मस्जिद”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Fallon, S. W. (1879), “مسجد”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मस्जिद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Platts, John T. (1884), “masjid”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মস্জিদ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬲ᭄ᬚᬶᬤ (Balinese script)
• মস্জিদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰕𑰰𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• မသ္ဇိဒ (Burmese script)
• મસ્જિદ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਸ੍ਜਿਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂔𑂱𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಸ್ಜಿದ (Kannada script)
• មស្ជិទ (Khmer script)
• ມສ຺ຊິທ (Lao script)
• മസ്ജിദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᡯᡳᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘕𑘱𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠰᠽᠢᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦵𑧒𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐖𑐶𑐡 (Newa script)
• ମସ୍ଜିଦ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢱ꣄ꢙꢶꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆘𑆴𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖕𑖰𑖟 (Siddham script)
• මස‍්ජිද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩣𑩑𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚑𑚮𑚛 (Takri script)
• மஸ்ஜித³ (Tamil script)
• మస్జిద (Telugu script)
• มสฺชิท (Thai script)
• མ་སྫི་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒖𑒱𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨥𑨁𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मस्जिद (masjid); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐs̪.d͡ʑi.d̪ɐ/

Noun

मस्जिद • (masjida) stem, m or n

1. (New Sanskrit) a mosque

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मस्जिद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मस्जिदः (masjidaḥ)	मस्जिदौ (masjidau)	मस्जिदाः (masjidāḥ)
accusative	मस्जिदम् (masjidam)	मस्जिदौ (masjidau)	मस्जिदान् (masjidān)
instrumental	मस्जिदेन (masjidena)	मस्जिदाभ्याम् (masjidābhyām)	मस्जिदैः (masjidaiḥ)
dative	मस्जिदाय (masjidāya)	मस्जिदाभ्याम् (masjidābhyām)	मस्जिदेभ्यः (masjidebhyaḥ)
ablative	मस्जिदात् (masjidāt)	मस्जिदाभ्याम् (masjidābhyām)	मस्जिदेभ्यः (masjidebhyaḥ)
genitive	मस्जिदस्य (masjidasya)	मस्जिदयोः (masjidayoḥ)	मस्जिदानाम् (masjidānām)
locative	मस्जिदे (masjide)	मस्जिदयोः (masjidayoḥ)	मस्जिदेषु (masjideṣu)
vocative	मस्जिद (masjida)	मस्जिदौ (masjidau)	मस्जिदाः (masjidāḥ)

Neuter a-stem declension of मस्जिद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मस्जिदम् (masjidam)	मस्जिदे (masjide)	मस्जिदानि (masjidāni)
accusative	मस्जिदम् (masjidam)	मस्जिदे (masjide)	मस्जिदानि (masjidāni)
instrumental	मस्जिदेन (masjidena)	मस्जिदाभ्याम् (masjidābhyām)	मस्जिदैः (masjidaiḥ)
dative	मस्जिदाय (masjidāya)	मस्जिदाभ्याम् (masjidābhyām)	मस्जिदेभ्यः (masjidebhyaḥ)
ablative	मस्जिदात् (masjidāt)	मस्जिदाभ्याम् (masjidābhyām)	मस्जिदेभ्यः (masjidebhyaḥ)
genitive	मस्जिदस्य (masjidasya)	मस्जिदयोः (masjidayoḥ)	मस्जिदानाम् (masjidānām)
locative	मस्जिदे (masjide)	मस्जिदयोः (masjidayoḥ)	मस्जिदेषु (masjideṣu)
vocative	मस्जिद (masjida)	मस्जिदे (masjide)	मस्जिदानि (masjidāni)