كنيسة
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كنيسة
- /ka.niː.sa/
Where it comes from
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.
noun كَنِيسَة · kanīsa · كَنَائِس · الْكَنِيسَة
- church (building and organization)
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synagogue (building and organization)
Similar: بِيعَة
- a kind of palanquin or litter in which the rider conceals himself
In English
Talk about this word "كنيسة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. كنيسة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9 "كنيسة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9.Cite this
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