ܡܣܓܕܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܓ ܕ (s g d)
2 terms
ܡܣܓܕܐ

From Aramaic מַסגְדָא (masgəḏā), a noun of place from the verb ܣܵܓ݂ܹܕ݂ (sāḡēḏ, to prostrate, worship). The sense of “mosque” is a semantic loan from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid) of which itself borrowed from Aramaic; compare Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgád).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܲܣܓܕ݂ܵܐ (masgḏām (plural ܡܲܣ̈ܓܕ݂ܹܐ (masgḏē))

  1. (Islam) mosque, masjid
    Synonym: ܡܲܣܓܸܕ݇ܬܵܐ (masgittā)

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܓ-ܕ (s-ɡ-d) related to worshipping. Compare Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), and Hebrew מִסְגָּד (misgāḏ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܣܓܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܣܓܕܐ)

  1. worship
  2. (Islam) masjid, mosque
    Synonym: ܡܣܓܕܬܐ

Inflection

References

  • msgd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 220b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 284a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 788a