Mosammat

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proper noun

A title used before the names of women in some South Asian countries, roughly equivalent to Missus or Miss.

OriginBengali মোসাম্মৎ ← Urdu مُسَمّاۃ ← Arabic مُسَمَّاة →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mst. · alternative Most. · alternative Musammat

  1. A title used before the names of women in some South Asian countries, roughly equivalent to Missus or Miss.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُسَمَّاة“named”
  2. Urduمُسَمّاۃ
  3. Bengaliমোসাম্মৎ
  4. EnglishMosammat

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

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APA

Mosammat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mosammat

MLA

“Mosammat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mosammat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mosammat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mosammat.

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