Where does “umusigiti” come from?

umusigiti (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Swahili msikiti, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

umusigiti (Rwanda-Rundi): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “umusigiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimsikitimosque
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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