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mosque

/ˈmɒsk/MOSK
/ˈmɑsk/MAHSK

Meaningplace of prostration

Common meaning: Muslim place of worship

Journey through time

  1. Arabicmasjid‘place of prostration’source
  2. Spanishmezquita‘mosque’source
  3. Frenchmosquée‘mosque’source
  4. Englishmosque‘Muslim place of worship’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic masjid ‘place of prostration’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MOSQUE, p. 379 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • masjid Arabic “place of prostration”

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