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

   Synonyms: بِيعَة (bīʕa), صَلَاة (ṣalāh)

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 (kanīsa) (church)