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 (knéset). 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
Declension
| 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 |