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