𑘦𑘭𑘲𑘝𑘲

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

• 𑘦𑘬𑘲𑘝𑘲 (maṣītī), 𑘦𑘲𑘕𑘲𑘐𑘲𑘝𑘲 (mījīgītī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسجد (masjid), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid). Compare Old Hindi मसीति (masīti), Old Punjabi ਮਸੀਤਿ (masīti).

Noun

𑘦𑘭𑘲𑘝𑘲 (masītī) f (Devanagari मसिति)

1. mosque

Descendants

• Marathi: मशीद (maśīd)

Further reading

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “मसिति”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.