knis
Pronunciations
knis | (KNEES) | listen |
kenisā | (keh-nee-SAH) |
Definitions
n. Synagogue, Syrian word for 'shul.'
Example Sentences
"I left my kuracha in knis."
"Are you going to kenisā this week?"
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Languages of Origin
- Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic كنيس cognate to Aramaic כניסא and Judeo-persian and Bucharian كنيسا / כניסאָ same root as Hebrew בית כנסת (synagogue) and כנסיה (church)
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
k'nees, kanis, kenisā
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