knisja

Maltese
Root
k-n-s (church)
2 terms

Alternative forms
  • Knisja (alternatively for an institution, chiefly the Roman Catholic Church)

Etymology

From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa). Compare Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), كنيسة (knīsa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkniːs.ja/

Noun

knisja f (plural knejjes, diminutive knejsa)

  1. church (building)
  2. church (institution; religious organization)

Derived terms
  • il-knisja tagħna u l-kappillan qaribna (proverb)
  • Knisja Kattolika
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