"knisja" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkniːs.ja/ Forms: knejjes [plural], knejsa [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa). Compare Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), كنيسة (knīsa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَنِيسَة}} Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa), {{cog|aeb|كنيسية|tr=knīsiyya}} Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), {{cog|ary|كنيسية|tr=knīsiyya}} Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=knejsa|g=f|p=knejjes}} knisja f (plural knejjes, diminutive knejsa)
  1. church (building) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-knisja-mt-noun-mTv1VEgp Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. church (institution; religious organization) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-knisja-mt-noun-U2hE7TE~ Disambiguation of Christianity: 43 57 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Knisja (english: alternatively for an institution, chiefly the Roman Catholic Church) Derived forms: il-knisja tagħna u l-kappillan qaribna (english: proverb), Knisja Kattolika

Inflected forms

{
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "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": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "church (building)"
      ],
      "id": "en-knisja-mt-noun-mTv1VEgp",
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "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 entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "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"
    }
  ],
  "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"
}

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