كنيسة

See also: کنیسه‎

Arabic

Etymology

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 (k'néset).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.niː.sa/
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Noun

كَنِيسَة • (kanīsa) f (plural كَنَائِس‎ (kanāʾis))

church (building)
church (Christian organization)
synagogue

Declension

Declension of noun كَنِيسَة (kanīsa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَنِيسَة kanīsa	الْكَنِيسَة‎ al-kanīsa	كَنِيسَة kanīsat
Nominative	كَنِيسَةٌ kanīsatun	الْكَنِيسَةُ‎ al-kanīsatu	كَنِيسَةُ kanīsatu
Accusative	كَنِيسَةً kanīsatan	الْكَنِيسَةَ‎ al-kanīsata	كَنِيسَةَ kanīsata
Genitive	كَنِيسَةٍ kanīsatin	الْكَنِيسَةِ‎ al-kanīsati	كَنِيسَةِ kanīsati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَنِيسَتَيْن‎ kanīsatayn	الْكَنِيسَتَيْن‎ al-kanīsatayn	كَنِيسَتَيْ‎ kanīsatay
Nominative	كَنِيسَتَانِ‎ kanīsatāni	الْكَنِيسَتَانِ‎ al-kanīsatāni	كَنِيسَتَا‎ kanīsatā
Accusative	كَنِيسَتَيْنِ‎ kanīsatayni	الْكَنِيسَتَيْنِ‎ al-kanīsatayni	كَنِيسَتَيْ‎ kanīsatay
Genitive	كَنِيسَتَيْنِ‎ kanīsatayni	الْكَنِيسَتَيْنِ‎ al-kanīsatayni	كَنِيسَتَيْ‎ kanīsatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَنَائِس‎ kanāʾis	الْكَنَائِس‎ al-kanāʾis	كَنَائِس‎ kanāʾis
Nominative	كَنَائِسُ‎ kanāʾisu	الْكَنَائِسُ‎ al-kanāʾisu	كَنَائِسُ‎ kanāʾisu
Accusative	كَنَائِسَ‎ kanāʾisa	الْكَنَائِسَ‎ al-kanāʾisa	كَنَائِسَ‎ kanāʾisa
Genitive	كَنَائِسَ‎ kanāʾisa	الْكَنَائِسِ‎ al-kanāʾisi	كَنَائِسِ‎ kanāʾisi

References

↑ “كنس” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2633, meaning to sweep or rake together, to gather, to hide especially said of an animal entering a hiding place; hence a place of refuge, a place of gathering in one spot.