Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musalla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: musal-la
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place for praying (e.g. outside a mosque); a praying room.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan), from صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مُصَلًّى, ص ل و

Inflected Forms

musallas (plural)

Synonyms

surau prayer room

Questions

What does musalla mean?: A place for praying (e.g. outside a mosque); a praying room.
Where does musalla come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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