गिरजा
See also: गरज
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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)
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गिर्जा (girjā)
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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
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒäː]
Noun
गिरजा • (girjā) m (Urdu spelling گرجا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गिरजा girjā |
गिरजे girje |
| oblique | गिरजे girje |
गिरजों girjõ |
| vocative | गिरजे girje |
गिरजो girjo |
Derived terms
- गिरजाघर (girjāghar)
- कैथोलिक गिरजाघर (kaitholik girjāghar, “Catholic Church”)