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masjid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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General-American: /mæsd͡ʒɪd/
General-American:
Received-Pronunciation: /mʌsd͡ʒɪd/
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noun

Meaning 1

A mosque.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

Examples

Any masjid where the practices are devoted absolutely to The God ALONE.
If you assign a place in your home or office for prayer, then it can be considered as your own masjid.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: musjid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the root س ج د (s j d). Doublet of mosque.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

masjids — plural
masajid — plural
masjeed — alternative
masjed — alternative
masgid — alternative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism

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Other relationships

Hypernyms: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship

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