गिरजा

See also: गरज

Bodo (India)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs

Proto-Hellenic *eks

Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.

Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)

Ancient Greek ἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

Ancient Greek ἔκκλητος (ékklētos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.

Latin ecclēsiaslbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese igreja

Portuguese igrejabor.

Bengali গির্জা (girja)bor.

Assamese গিৰ্জা (girza)bor.

Bodo (India) गिरजा

Borrowed from Assamese গিৰ্জা (girza), borrowed from Bengali গির্জা (girja), borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἔκκλητος (ékklētos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Noun

गिरजा (girja) (Latin script girja)

1. (Christianity) church

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गिर्जा (girjā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs

Proto-Hellenic *eks

Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.

Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)

Ancient Greek ἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

Ancient Greek ἔκκλητος (ékklētos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.

Latin ecclēsiaslbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese igreja

Portuguese igrejabor.

Hindi गिरजा

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἔκκλητος (ékklētos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Doublet of कलीसिया (kalīsiyā) and कलीसा (kalīsā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

गिरजा • (girjā) m (Urdu spelling گرجا)

1. (Christianity) church

   Synonyms: गिरजाघर (girjāghar), चर्च (carc), कलीसा (kalīsā), कलीसिया (kalīsiyā), कनीसा (kanīsā)

2. chapel

Declension

Declension of गिरजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरजा girjā	गिरजे girje
oblique	गिरजे girje	गिरजों girjõ
vocative	गिरजे girje	गिरजो girjo

Derived terms

• गिरजाघर (girjāghar)
• कैथोलिक गिरजाघर (kaitholik girjāghar, “Catholic Church”)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ગિરજા (girjā)
• → Marwari: गिरजौ (girjau)
• → Pashto: ګرجا
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਗਿਰਜਾ (girjā)

  Shahmukhi script: گِرْجا (girjā)