गिरजा

See also: गरज

Bodo (India)

Etymology

    Borrowed from Assamese গিৰ্জা (girza), borrowed from Bengali গির্জা (girja), borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἔκκλητος (ékklētos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    Noun

    गिरजा (girja) (Latin script girja)

    1. (Christianity) church

    Hindi

    Alternative forms

    • गिर्जा (girjā)

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἔκκλητος (ékklētos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Doublet of कलीसिया (kalīsiyā) and कलीसा (kalīsā).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      गिरजा • (girjām (Urdu spelling گرجا)

      1. (Christianity) church
        Synonyms: गिरजाघर (girjāghar), चर्च (carc), कलीसा (kalīsā), कलीसिया (kalīsiyā), कनीसा (kanīsā)
      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

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