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Where does “mescit” come from?

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

mescit (Turkish): prayer room; small mosque

Definitions

  1. prayer room; small mosque

Ancestry of “mescit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمسجد—
2Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
3Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
4ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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