kenisa
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Pronunciations

kenisa (keh-nee-SAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A synagogue.

Example Sentences

  • "Are you going to kenisā this week?"

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  • "The knisa, 'synagogue,' is not only the most important community religious institution, but remains its primary social institution even in the current Iranian Jewish diaspora." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
  • Persian
  • Bukharian

Etymology

  • A كَنِيسَة kanīsa
    B كنيسا or כניסאָ
    P کنیسا kenisa

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Persian: Jews with recent ancestry in Iran

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      kanisa, knisā, kanisā, knisa, kenisā

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