מעטשעט

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From a Polish meczet, Russian мече́ть (mečétʹ), and/or Ukrainian мече́ть (mečétʹ), from a Turkic language (compare Kazakh мешіт (meşıt), Tatar мәчет (mäçet), Turkish mescit, Turkmen metjit), ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מעטשעט (metshetm, plural מעטשעטן (metshetn)

  1. mosque