گرجا

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)

Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)

bor.

Latin ecclēsia

slbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese igreja

Portuguese igreja

bor.

Urdu گرجا

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia. Doublet of کلیسیا (kalīsiyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گِرْجا • (girjā) m (Hindi spelling गिरजा)

1. (Christianity) church

   Synonyms: گِرْجا گھَر (girjā ghar), کَنِیسَہ (kanīsa), چَرْچ (carc)

2. chapel

References

• “گرجا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گرجا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.