گرجا

Urdu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
    Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)
    Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
    Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
    Latin ecclēsiaslbor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese igreja
    Portuguese igrejabor.
    Urdu گِرْجا (girjā)

    Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, borrowed from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἐκ (ek) + καλέω (kaléō) + -ία (-ía). Doublet of کَلِیسِیا (kalīsiyā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒɑː/
    • Rhymes: -ɑː
    • Hyphenation: گِر‧جا

    Noun

    گِرْجا • (girjā) m (Hindi spelling गिरजा)

    1. church
      Synonyms: گِرْجا گھَر (girjā ghar), کَنِیسَہ (kanīsa), چَرْچ (carc)
    2. chapel

    Declension

    Declension of گرجا
    singular plural
    direct گِرْجا (girjā) گِرْجے (girje)
    oblique گِرْجے (girje) گِرْجوں (girjõ)
    vocative گِرْجے (girje) گِرْجو (girjo)

    Descendants

    • → Marwari: गिरजौ (girjau)
    • → Pashto: ګرجا
    • → Punjabi: girjā
      Gurmukhi script: ਗਿਰਜਾ
      Shahmukhi script: گِرْجا

    Further reading

    • “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, 2025.
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