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General-American:/mɑsk/
Received-Pronunciation:/mɒsk/
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rhymes with -ɒsk
CMU ARPABET:M AA1 S K
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CMU ARPABET 2:M AO1 S K
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noun
Meaning 1
A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
Examples
There's a mosque near where I live.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: masjid
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
History
Etymology
From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.
Across languages
Translations
261 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аджьаама
(adžaama)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Acehnese:
meuseujid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Afar:
masgiidi
— a place of worship for Muslims
Afrikaans:
moskee
— a place of worship for Muslims
Albanian:
xhami
— a place of worship for Muslims
Southern Altai:
мечет
(mečet)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Alviri-Vidari:
مجید
(majjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Amharic:
መስጊድ
(mäsgid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
مَسْجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
جَامِع
(jāmiʕ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
مُصَلًّى
(muṣallan)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
جامع
(gāmiʕ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
مسجد
(masgid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
مَسْجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
جامِع
(jāmiʕ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
مُصَلَّى
(muṣalla)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
جامع
(jāmiʕ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Arabic:
مسجد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Aragonese:
mezquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܲܣܓ݂ܵܕܵܐ
(masḡādā)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Archi:
мижгил
(mižgil)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Armenian:
մզկիթ
(mzkitʻ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Assamese:
মছজিদ
(mosozid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Asturian:
mezquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Avar:
мажгит
(mažgit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Azerbaijani:
məscid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Bambara:
missiri
— a place of worship for Muslims
Banjarese:
masigit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Bashkir:
мәсет
(məset)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Basque:
meskita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Batak:
masojit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Belarusian:
мячэ́ць
(mjačécʹ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Bengali:
মসজিদ
(mosjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Betawi:
mesigit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Bole:
mashidi
— a place of worship for Muslims
Breton:
moskeenn
— a place of worship for Muslims
Bulgarian:
джами́я
(džamíja)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Burmese:
ဗလီ
(ba.li)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Catalan:
mesquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chechen:
маьждиг
(mäždig)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chichewa:
mzikiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chinese Cantonese:
清真寺
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chinese:
либэсы
(libesɨ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chinese:
сы
(sɨ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chinese:
清真寺
(zh-min-nan)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chinese Mandarin:
清真寺
(qīngzhēnsì)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chinese Mandarin:
禮拜寺 /礼拜寺
(lǐbàisì)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Chuvash:
мичӗт
(mič̬ĕt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
West Circassian:
мэщыт
(mɛśət)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Mwali Comorian:
mkiri
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ngazidja Comorian:
msihiri
— a place of worship for Muslims
Crimean Tatar:
cami
— a place of worship for Muslims
Crimean Tatar:
mescit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Czech:
mešita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Danish:
moské
— a place of worship for Muslims
Danish:
moske
— a place of worship for Muslims
Dargwa:
мижит
(mižit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Dhivehi:
މިސްކިތް
(miskit̊)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Central Dusun:
mosigid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Dutch:
moskee
— a place of worship for Muslims
Esperanto:
moskeo
— a place of worship for Muslims
Estonian:
mošee
— a place of worship for Muslims
Estonian:
islami kogudus
— a place of worship for Muslims
Faroese:
moska
— a place of worship for Muslims
Finnish:
moskeija
— a place of worship for Muslims
French:
mosquée
— a place of worship for Muslims
Fula:
𞤶𞤵𞤥𞤢𞥄
— a place of worship for Muslims
Fula:
jumaa
— a place of worship for Muslims
Galician:
mesquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Georgian:
მეჩეთი
(mečeti)
— a place of worship for Muslims
German:
Moschee
— a place of worship for Muslims
Greek:
τέμενος
(témenos)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Greek:
τζαμί
(tzamí)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Greek:
τέμενος
(témenos)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Greek:
μασγίδιον
(masgídion)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Gujarati:
મસ્જિદ
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Gujarati:
મસીદ
(masīd)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Gujarati:
મસીત
(masīt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Haitian Creole:
moske
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hausa:
masallaci
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hawaiian:
mokeko
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hebrew:
מִסְגָּד
(misgád)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hindi:
मस्जिद
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hindi:
मसजिद
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hindi:
मसीद
(masīd)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hindi:
मसीत
(masīt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hungarian:
dzsámi
— a place of worship for Muslims
Hungarian:
mecset
— a place of worship for Muslims
Icelandic:
moska
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ido:
moskeo
— a place of worship for Muslims
Indonesian:
mesjid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Indonesian:
masjid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ingush:
маьждиг
(mäždig)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Interlingua:
moschea
— a place of worship for Muslims
Irish:
mosc
— a place of worship for Muslims
Italian:
moschea
— a place of worship for Muslims
Japanese:
モスク
(mosuku)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Japanese:
マスジド
(masujido)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Judeo-Tat:
məcit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kamba:
musukiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kannada:
ಮಸೀದಿ
(masīdi)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kanuri:
moshidi
— a place of worship for Muslims
Karakalpak:
meshit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kashmiri:
مَشیٖد
(maśīd)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kashmiri:
مَسجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kazakh:
мешіт
(meşıt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Khinalug:
мачыг
(mačɨg)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Khmer:
វិហារអ៊ីស្លាម
(vihiə ʼihslaam)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kikuyu:
muthigiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kimaragang:
mosigid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Korean:
모스크
(moseukeu)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kumyk:
межит
(mejit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Central Kurdish:
مزگەوت
(mizgewt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Northern Kurdish:
mizgeft
— a place of worship for Muslims
Northern Kurdish:
camî
— a place of worship for Muslims
Kyrgyz:
мечит
(mecit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ladino:
mezkita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ladino:
meshkita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ladino:
djami
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ladino:
ĵemˁá
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ladino:
ĵmaˁa
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ladino:
mezquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lak:
мизит
(mizit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lao:
ສຸເຫຣົ່າ
(su rao)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lao:
ມັດຍິດ
(mat nyit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Latin:
meschita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Latvian:
mošeja
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lezgi:
мискӏин
(misḳin)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lingala:
mosquée
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lithuanian:
mečètė
— a place of worship for Muslims
Luganda:
omuzigiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Luxembourgish:
Moschee
— a place of worship for Muslims
Macedonian:
џа́мија
(džámija)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Magahi:
𑂧𑂯𑂔𑂱𑂠
(mahjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Maguindanao:
maseguit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malagasy:
mosikiriny
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
masjid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
jamik
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
surau
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
langgar
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
zawiat
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
مسجد
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
جامع
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
سوراو
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
لڠݢر
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malay:
زاوية
— a place of worship for Muslims
Malayalam:
മസ്ജിദ്
(masjidŭ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Maltese:
moskea
— a place of worship for Muslims
Maltese:
meskita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Mandinka:
missiro
— a place of worship for Muslims
Manipuri:
ꯃꯁꯖꯤꯠ
(masajit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Māori:
whare kōrana
— a place of worship for Muslims
Maranao:
masdid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Maranao:
masgit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Marathi:
मशीद
(maśīd)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Marathi:
मस्जिद
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Marwari:
मसीद
(masīd)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Marwari:
मसीत
(masīt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Central Melanau:
masegit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Minangkabau:
musajik
— a place of worship for Muslims
Mongolian:
мечет
(mečet)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Mongolian:
лалын сүм
(lalyn süm)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Moore:
misri
— a place of worship for Muslims
Classical Nahuatl:
mahomacalli
— a place of worship for Muslims
Classical Nahuatl:
mahomatlatlatlauhtilizcalli
— a place of worship for Muslims
Nepali:
मस्जिद
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Nogai:
мешит
(meşit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Norwegian Bokmål:
moské
— a place of worship for Muslims
Norwegian Nynorsk:
moské
— a place of worship for Muslims
Occitan:
mosqueta
— a place of worship for Muslims
Odia:
ମସଜିଦ୍
(masajid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Oromo:
masgiida
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ossetian:
мӕзджыт
(mæzǵyt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Pannonian Rusyn:
джамия
(džamija)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Pashto:
جومات
(jomāt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Pashto:
مسجد
(masjed)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Persian:
مَسْجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Dari:
مَسْجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Iranian Persian:
مَسْجِد
(masjed)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Polish:
meczet
— a place of worship for Muslims
Portuguese:
mesquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Punjabi:
ਮਸ੍ਜਿਦ
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Punjabi:
ਮਸੀਤ
(masīt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Punjabi:
مَسْجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Punjabi:
مَسِیت
(masīt)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Punjabi:
مسیت
(mset)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Rohingya:
mosóit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Romani:
džamija
— a place of worship for Muslims
Romanian:
moschee
— a place of worship for Muslims
Russian:
мече́ть
(mečétʹ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Rutul:
мездик
(mezdik)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Rwanda-Rundi:
umusigiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Samoan:
mosike
— a place of worship for Muslims
Scottish Gaelic:
mosg
— a place of worship for Muslims
Serbo-Croatian:
џа́мија
— a place of worship for Muslims
Serbo-Croatian:
моше́ја
— a place of worship for Muslims
Serbo-Croatian:
džámija
— a place of worship for Muslims
Serbo-Croatian:
mošéja
— a place of worship for Muslims
Shona:
musikiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sicilian:
muschea
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sinhalese:
පල්ලිය
(palliya)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sinhalese:
මුස්ලිම් පල්ලිය
(muslim palliya)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sinhalese:
මස්ජිඩ්
(masjiḍ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Slovak:
mešita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Slovene:
mošéja
— a place of worship for Muslims
Slovene:
džámija
— a place of worship for Muslims
Somali:
masaajid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Lower Sorbian:
mošeja
— a place of worship for Muslims
Upper Sorbian:
mošeja
— a place of worship for Muslims
Spanish:
mezquita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sundanese:
masigit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Swahili:
msikiti
— a place of worship for Muslims
Swedish:
moské
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sylheti:
ꠝꠍꠤꠖ
(mosído)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Sylheti:
ꠝꠡꠎꠤꠖ
(mośozid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tabasaran:
мист
(mist)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tagalog:
moske
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tajik:
масҷид
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Talysh:
мәчит
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tamil:
மசூதி
(macūti)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tamil:
பள்ளிவாசல்
(paḷḷivācal)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tamil:
மஸ்ஜித்
(masjit)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tarifit:
tamziyda
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tashelhit:
timzgid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tatar:
мәчет
(mäçet)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tausug:
masjid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Telugu:
మసీదు
(masīdu)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Telugu:
మసీద్
(masīd)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Telugu:
మస్జిద్
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tetum:
mesjid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tetum:
meskita
— a place of worship for Muslims
Thai:
มัสยิด
(mát-sà-yít)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Thai:
สุเหร่า
(sù-rào)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tibetan:
ཁ་ཆེའི་ཆོས་ཁང
(kha che'i chos khang)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Tigrinya:
መስጊድ
(mäsgid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Turkish:
cami
— a place of worship for Muslims
Turkish:
mescit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Turkish:
toplak
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ottoman Turkish:
جامع
(camiʼ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ottoman Turkish:
مسجد
(mescid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Turkmen:
metjit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ubykh:
џамиа
(dẑamja)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Ukrainian:
мече́ть
(mečétʹ)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Urdu:
مَسْجِد
(masjid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Urdu:
اِمام بارْگاہ
(imām bārgāh)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Urdu:
اِمام باڑَہ
(imām bāṛa)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Urdu:
خانْقَاہ
(xānqāh)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Urdu:
بَیت
— a place of worship for Muslims
Uyghur:
جامى
(jami)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Uyghur:
مەسچىد
(meschid)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Uzbek:
masjid
— a place of worship for Muslims
Uzbek:
machit
— a place of worship for Muslims
Vietnamese:
nhà thờ Hồi giáo
— a place of worship for Muslims
Vietnamese:
thánh đường
— a place of worship for Muslims
Volapük:
mojöp
— a place of worship for Muslims
Walloon:
moskêye
— a place of worship for Muslims
Welsh:
mosg
— a place of worship for Muslims
Wolof:
jaaka
— a place of worship for Muslims
Yakut:
мэчиэт
(mečiet)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Yiddish:
מעטשעט
(metshet)
— a place of worship for Muslims
Yoruba:
mọ́ṣáláṣí
— a place of worship for Muslims