"knisja" meaning in Maltese

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "proverb",
      "word": "il-knisja tagħna u l-kappillan qaribna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Knisja Kattolika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَنِيسَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "كنيسية",
        "tr": "knīsiyya"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "كنيسية",
        "tr": "knīsiyya"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "كنيسة",
        "tr": "knīsa"
      },
      "expansion": "كنيسة (knīsa)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa). Compare Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), كنيسة (knīsa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knejjes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knejsa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "knejsa",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "knejjes"
      },
      "expansion": "knisja f (plural knejjes, diminutive knejsa)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church (building)"
      ],
      "id": "en-knisja-mt-noun-mTv1VEgp",
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "mt:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "church (institution; religious organization)"
      ],
      "id": "en-knisja-mt-noun-U2hE7TE~",
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkniːs.ja/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "alternatively for an institution, chiefly the Roman Catholic Church",
      "word": "Knisja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knisja"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese 2-syllable words",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "mt:Christianity"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "proverb",
      "word": "il-knisja tagħna u l-kappillan qaribna"
    },
    {
      "word": "Knisja Kattolika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَنِيسَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "كنيسية",
        "tr": "knīsiyya"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "كنيسية",
        "tr": "knīsiyya"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "كنيسة",
        "tr": "knīsa"
      },
      "expansion": "كنيسة (knīsa)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa). Compare Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), كنيسة (knīsa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knejjes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knejsa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "knejsa",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "knejjes"
      },
      "expansion": "knisja f (plural knejjes, diminutive knejsa)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church (building)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church (institution; religious organization)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkniːs.ja/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "alternatively for an institution, chiefly the Roman Catholic Church",
      "word": "Knisja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knisja"
}