mosque
/mɒsk/noun
उच्चारण मॉस्क
मस्जिद
Basic word
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a building in which Muslims worship
मस्जिद
- the Jama Masjid in Delhi
- The call to prayer rang out from the mosque.
- Visitors must cover their heads when entering a mosque.
+ 2 more examples
- The old mosque in our town is over three hundred years old.
- Thousands gathered at the mosque on Eid.
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a mosque (countable noun)
A mosque is a building where Muslims pray. It is countable.
'Mosque' वह इमारत है जहाँ मुसलमान इबादत करते हैं। यह गणनीय संज्ञा है।
- The mosque in our street is very old.
- There are three mosques in this town.
at / in / to the mosque
Use at the mosque for the place, in the mosque for inside it, and to the mosque for movement towards it. With go for prayer, to the mosque is normal.
स्थान के लिए 'at the mosque', भीतर के लिए 'in the mosque', और उस ओर जाने के लिए 'to the mosque' आता है।
- He goes to the mosque every Friday.
- The imam is speaking in the mosque.
- Radhika walked past the mosque on her way to the library.
mosque + noun
Mosque often works as a noun adjunct: mosque dome, mosque courtyard, mosque committee.
'Mosque' प्रायः दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले आता है: mosque dome, mosque courtyard, mosque committee।
- The mosque courtyard was full of worshippers.
- The mosque committee organised the Eid prayer.
the Jama Masjid / names of mosques
Named mosques use the, as in the Jama Masjid. Masjid is the Arabic and Urdu word for mosque.
नाम वाली मस्जिदों के साथ the आता है, जैसे the Jama Masjid। 'Masjid' मस्जिद के लिए अरबी और उर्दू शब्द है।
- The Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India.
- Tourists must cover their heads before entering the mosque.
+Collocations 4
adjective + mosque
grandancientcentrallocalhistoriccrowded
- The grand mosque was built in the sixteenth century.
verb + mosque
buildvisitenterpray inattend
- Tourists may visit the mosque outside prayer times.
mosque + noun
domeminaretcourtyardcommitteegate
- The mosque minaret can be seen from afar.
preposition + mosque
to the mosqueinside the mosqueoutside the mosquenear the mosque
- The students walked to the mosque for the Eid prayer.
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- Muslims gather at the mosque for the Friday prayer.
मुसलमान शुक्रवार की नमाज़ के लिए मस्जिद में इकट्ठा होते हैं।
- Visitors must take off their shoes before entering the mosque.
आगंतुकों को मस्जिद में प्रवेश से पहले जूते उतारने होते हैं।
- Radhika photographed the dome and minarets of the old mosque.
राधिका ने पुरानी मस्जिद के गुंबद और मीनारों की तस्वीर खींची।
- The mosque was built by a king in the seventeenth century.
यह मस्जिद सत्रहवीं शताब्दी में एक राजा ने बनवाई थी।
- During Ramzan, the mosque remains open late at night.
रमज़ान के दौरान मस्जिद रात देर तक खुली रहती है।
- The mosque stands beside a small market, and its call to prayer can be heard across the street.
मस्जिद एक छोटे बाज़ार के पास है, और उसकी अज़ान पूरी गली में सुनाई देती है।
- The architect studied the arches of the mosque for his history project.
वास्तुकार ने अपनी इतिहास परियोजना के लिए मस्जिद के मेहराबों का अध्ययन किया।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the places of worship: mosque (Muslims), temple (Hindus), church (Christians), gurdwara (Sikhs), synagogue (Jews), monastery (monks), fire temple or agiary (Parsis).
पूजा-स्थल याद रखिए: mosque (मुसलमानों का), temple (हिंदुओं का), church (ईसाइयों का), gurdwara (सिखों का), synagogue (यहूदियों का), monastery (भिक्षुओं का मठ), fire temple या agiary (पारसियों का)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Jama Masjid (Delhi) was built by Shah Jahan and is one of India's largest mosques; the Cheraman Juma Masjid (Kerala) is believed to be India's oldest mosque; the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque is in the Qutub complex.
जामा मस्जिद (दिल्ली) शाहजहाँ ने बनवाई और यह भारत की सबसे बड़ी मस्जिदों में से एक है; चेरामन जुमा मस्जिद (केरल) भारत की सबसे पुरानी मस्जिद मानी जाती है; क़ुव्वत-उल-इस्लाम मस्जिद क़ुतुब परिसर में है।