<P> The word ' mosque ' entered the English language from the French word mosqueé that was probably derived from Italian moschea , a variant of Italian moscheta , from either Middle Armenian մզկիթ ( mzkit ' ) or Medieval Greek : μασγίδιον ( masgídion ) or Spanish mezquita , from Arabic : مَـسْـجِـد ‎ , translit . masjid ( meaning `` place of worship '' or `` prostration in prayer '' ) , either from Nabataean masg dhā́ or from Arabic Arabic : سَـجَـدَ ‎ , translit . sajada ( meaning `` to bow down in prayer '' ) , probably ultimately from Aramaic s ghēdh . </P>
<P> The word ' mosque ' entered the English language from the French word mosqueé that was probably derived from Italian moschea , a variant of Italian moscheta , from either Middle Armenian մզկիթ ( mzkit ' ) or Medieval Greek : μασγίδιον ( masgídion ) or Spanish mezquita , from Arabic : مَـسْـجِـد ‎ , translit . masjid ( meaning `` place of worship '' or `` prostration in prayer '' ) , either from Nabataean masg dhā́ or from Arabic Arabic : سَـجَـدَ ‎ , translit . sajada ( meaning `` to bow down in prayer '' ) , probably ultimately from Aramaic s ghēdh . </P>
the word masjid ( mosque ) literally means a place of
the word masjid ( mosque ) literally means a place of
worship
worship