س ج د

Arabic

Etymology

Deriving from Common Aramaic סְגִד (“to bow down in respect”), likely via or at least semantically influenced by Classical Syriac ܣ-ܓ-ܕ (s-ɡ-d).

Root

س ج د • (s-j-d)

1. related to bowing down, especially before God
2. related to paying honor or respect
3. relate to bending, yielding, and complying

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down; to revere”)
  • Verbal noun: سُجُود (sujūd)
  • Active participle: سَاجِد (sājid)
  • Passive participle: مَسْجُود (masjūd)

Nouns

• سَجْدَة (sajda, “single act of bowing down”); pl. سَجَدَات (sajadāt)
• سَجَّاد (sajjād, “prayer, one who prays”)
• سَجَّادَة (sajjāda, “prayer rug”); pl. سَجَاجِيد (sajājīd)
• مَسْجِد (masjid, “mosque”); pl. مَسَاجِد (masājid)

References

• Schwally, Friedrich (1898) “Lexikalische Studien”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 52, page 134