Where does “মসজিদ” come from?

মসজিদ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian مسجد, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

মসজিদ (Bengali): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “মসজিদ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمسجد—
2Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
3Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
4ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →