کلیسا

Persian

Alternative forms

• کلیسیا (kelisiyâ)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.liː.ˈsɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.liː.sɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.liː.sɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.liː.sɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.li.sɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲe.liː.sɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.li.sɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	kalīsā
Dari reading?	kalīsā
Iranian reading?	kelisâ
Tajik reading?	kaliso

Noun

Dari	کلیسا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	калисо

کلیسا • (kelisâ) (plural کلیساها (kelisâ-hâ))

1. church
   • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 163:

     یار چون باشد شفیق و شیشه در پهلو رفیق
     گر کلیسا باشد از خلد برین بهتر بود

     yār čūn bāšad šafīq u šīša dar pahlū rafīq
     gar kalīsā bāšad az xuld-i barīn bihtar buwad

     When the beloved is affectionate and the wine-glass is a companion by my side,
     Even if it is a church, it is better than the highest paradise.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: કલીસા (kalīsā)