مَسْجِدٌ mosque in Arabic
مَسْجِدٌ is how you say “mosque” in Arabic.
Root س ج د s-j-d. noun (noun of place, ism al-makān). masjid.
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Meaning of mosque in Arabic
- mosque literally 'place of prostration' — where one performs sujūd in prayer
Example sentence
إذ نظر عمر إلى عمير حين أناخ على باب المسجد متوشحا بالسيف
Umar saw Umair when he arrived at the mosque's door, girded with a sword.
الْمَسْجِدِ the mosque
al- = 'the'; masjid means 'mosque' — the 'of…' word: 'of the mosque'.
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How it is used
Formed on the place-noun pattern from the verb سَجَدَ 'to prostrate oneself, bow down,' masjid is the standard Arabic word for a place of Muslim worship, named for the act of prostration performed there.
Words from the same root
- سَجَدَ to bow down, prostrate oneself
- سَاجِدٌ one who is prostrating himself
- سَجْدَةٌ a single act of prostration
- سَجَّادَةٌ a small prayer mat or rug
- سَجَّادٌ one who prostrates himself often
More example sentences
كل ليلة ينزل سبعون ألف ملك من السماء إلى الأرض إلى مسجد بيت المقدس
Every night, seventy thousand angels descend from the sky to the earth, to the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis.
مَسْجِدِ the mosque
masjid means 'mosque'; heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word; the noun after 'ila'.
Common questions
- How do you say "mosque" in Arabic?
- مَسْجِدٌ (masjid) — literally 'place of prostration.'
- What does the root س ج د mean?
- It carries the sense of bowing down or prostrating oneself in humility, as in prayer.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).