كنيس

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كنيس

Where it comes from

From the root ك ن س (k n s), meaning to sweep together, to congregate. Compare the Hebrew root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s), hence Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (knéset). But apparently the Arabic sense of synagogue is a semantic loan from Aramaic כְּנִישְׁתָּא (kənīštā), כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā) from the root כ־נ־שׁ (k-n-š).

noun كَنِيس · kanīs · الْكَنِيس · كَنِيسٌ

synagogue
Similar: بِيعَة, صَلَاة

In English

synagogue Jewish place of worship

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"كنيس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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كنيس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3

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"كنيس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كنيس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}