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masjid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mʌsd͡ʒɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American)
• /mæsd͡ʒɪd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A mosque.
   • 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.
   • A terribly painful sound never before heard in any masjid escaped Aashraf. 2025, Banu Mushtaq, “Black Cobras”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 58:

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