Meanings
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nounA place for praying (e.g. outside a mosque); a praying room.
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Origin
- Arabicمُصَلًّى
- Englishmusalla
Borrowed from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan), from صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”).
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Arabic مُصَلًّى
- مُصَلًّى (muṣallan)(Islam) a place for praying
Bengali মুসল্লা
- মুসল্লা (muśolla)(Islam) a place for praying
Bulgarian муса́лла
- муса́лла (musálla)(Islam) a place for praying
Hindi नमाज़गाह, मुसल्ला
- नमाज़गाह (namāzgāh)(Islam) a place for praying
- मुसल्ला (musallā)(Islam) a place for praying
Indonesian musala
- musala(Islam) a place for praying
Malay musala, surau
- musala(Islam) a place for praying
- surau(Islam) a place for praying
Punjabi مُصَلّا, جائے نَماز
- مُصَلّا (muṣallā)(Islam) a place for praying
- جائے نَماز (jā'e namāz)(Islam) a place for praying
Russian муса́лла
- муса́лла (musálla)(Islam) a place for praying
Turkish musalla
- musalla(Islam) a place for praying
Urdu نَمَازْگَاہ, مُصَلَّیٰ
- نَمَازْگَاہ (namāzgāh)(Islam) a place for praying
- مُصَلَّیٰ (musallā)(Islam) a place for praying
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musalla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musalla
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“musalla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musalla. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musalla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musalla.
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