Where does “mecet” come from?

mecet (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مسجد, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

mecet (Romanian): prayer room

Definitions

  1. prayer room

Ancestry of “mecet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمسجدmosque, a place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret
2Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
3Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
4ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →
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