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Religions


Religions:


  • religion - dîn {çadyên}/dyêne {êt}
  • Christian - masîxi {iyye}
  • Muslim - mislim {misilmîn/çislêm}
  • Maronite - mârûni {mwârne}
  • Greek Orthodox - rûm çôrtôdòqs
  • Melkite - rûm qâtôlîq
  • Druze - dirzi {drûz}
  • Shia/Shiite - cîýi {cîýa}
  • Sunni - sinni {iyye}
  • atheist - milxid {în}/zindîç {zanêdça}
  • church - qnîse {qanêyis}
  • cathedral - qâtidrâliyye
  • monastery - dêr {dyûra}
  • priest - kûri {kwârne}/çabûna
  • nun - râhbe {êt}
  • mass/church service - çiddês {çdêdîs}
  • cross - şalîb {şulbên}
  • mosque - jêmiý {jawêmiý}
  • imam - ceyk {cyûk}
  • crescent moon - hlêl {êt}
  • prayer - şalât {şalawêt}
  • pilgrimage to Mecca - xajj
  • christening/baptism - ýmêde/gţâs
  • first communion - çawwal çirbêne
  • The Bible/The Old Testament - l-ýahd il-çadîm/t-tawrât
  • The New Testament - l-çinjîl
  • The Koran - l-čirçân

Examples:


I'm Christian - çana masîxi
She's  Muslim - hiyyi misilme
They're Druze - hinni drûz
We're Maronites - nixna mwârne
There are Christians and Muslims - fî masîxiyye w-çislêm
There's prayer at the mosque - fî şalât bil-jêmiý
On Sunday we go to church - nhâr il-çaxad minrûx ýal-qnîse
There's a church next to the mosque - fî qnîse xadd il-jêmiý


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