س ج د

Arabic

Etymology

The whole root derives from the Classical Syriac one ܣ-ܓ-ܕ‎ (s-ɡ-d) via the base stem verb.

Root

س ج د • (s-j-d)

related to bowing down before God

Verbs

Form I: سَجَدَ‎ (sajada, “to bow down; to revere”)
- Verbal noun: سُجُود‎ (sujūd)
- Active participle: سَاجِد‎ (sājid)
- Passive participle: مَسْجُود‎ (masjūd)

Nouns

سَجْدَة‎ (sajda, “single act of bowing down”); pl. سَجَدَات‎ (sajadāt)
سَجَّاد‎ (sajjād, “prayer, one who prays”)
سَجَّادَة‎ (sajjāda, “prayer rug”); pl. سَجَاجِيد‎ (sajājīd)
مَسْجِد‎ (masjid, “mosque”); pl. مَسَاجِد‎ (masājid)

References

Schwally, Friedrich (1898), “Lexikalische Studien”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 52, page 134

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