गिरजा

See also: गरज

Bodo (India)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia.

Noun

गिरजा (girja) (Latin script girja)

  1. (Christianity) church

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • गिर्जा (girjā)

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.
    Hindi गिरजा (girjā)

    Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia. Doublet of कलीसिया (kalīsiyā). Cognate with Bengali গির্জা (girja), Bodo (India) गिरजा (girja), Gujarati ગિરજા (girjā), Konkani इगर्जे (igarje).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) 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)
    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

    Descendants

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