ਮਸੀਤਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسجد (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). Compare Old Hindi मसीति (masīti), Old Marathi 𑘦𑘭𑘲𑘝𑘲 (masītī).

Noun

ਮਸੀਤਿ (masīti) f (Shahmukhi مسیت)

1. mosque

Descendants

• Punjabi: masīt

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੀਤ

  Shahmukhi script: مَسِیت

• Punjabi: masītī

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੀਤੀ

  Shahmukhi script: مَسِیتی

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮਸੀਤਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 230
• “ਮਸੀਤਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024