ਮਸੀਤਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسجد (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). Compare Old Hindi मसीति (masīti), Old Marathi 𑘦𑘭𑘲𑘝𑘲 (masītī).

Noun

ਮਸੀਤਿ (masīti) f (Shahmukhi مسیت)

  1. mosque

Descendants

  • Punjabi: masīt
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੀਤ
    Shahmukhi script: مَسِیت
  • Punjabi: masītī
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੀਤੀ
    Shahmukhi script: مَسِیتی

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮਸੀਤਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 230
  • “ਮਸੀਤਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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