Etymology

Mosammat

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Today it means: A title used before the names of women in some South Asian countries, roughly equivalent to Missus or Miss. Full definition →

Bengali মোসাম্মৎ ← Urdu مُسَمّاۃ ← Arabic مُسَمَّاة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمُسَمَّاة“named”
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromمُسَمّاۃ
  3. Bengali · borrowed fromমোসাম্মৎ
  4. English todayMosammat

From Bengali মোসাম্মৎ (mōśammot) and Urdu مُسَمّاۃ (musammat), from Arabic مُسَمَّاة (musammāh, “named”), feminine passive participle of سَمَّى (sammā).

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