كنيسة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ك ن س (k-n-s), referring to congregation and sweeping together. Compare the Hebrew root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s), whence Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset). Apparently, however, the sense of synagogue is a semantic loan from Aramaic כְּנִישְׁתָּא (kənīštā), כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā), from the root כ־נ־שׁ (k-n-š), to which the Christian sense was added later.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.niː.sa/
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Noun

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كَنِيسَة (kanīsaf (plural كَنَائِس (kanāʔis))

  1. church (building and organization)
  2. synagogue (building and organization)
  3. (obsolete) a kind of palanquin or litter in which the rider conceals himself

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كنيسة (kanīsef (plural كنايس (kanāyes))

  1. church (building)
  2. Church (institution)

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