كنيس

كنيس

See also: گنیش‎

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). 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) m

1. synagogue

Declension

Declension of noun كَنِيس (kanīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَنِيس kanīs	الْكَنِيس‎ al-kanīs	كَنِيس kanīs
Nominative	كَنِيسٌ kanīsun	الْكَنِيسُ‎ al-kanīsu	كَنِيسُ kanīsu
Accusative	كَنِيسًا‎ kanīsan	الْكَنِيسَ‎ al-kanīsa	كَنِيسَ kanīsa
Genitive	كَنِيسٍ kanīsin	الْكَنِيسِ‎ al-kanīsi	كَنِيسِ kanīsi

See also

• كنيسة‎