کنشت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת‎ (k'néset).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /kiniʃt/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /kɪnɪʃt/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /keneʃt/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /kiniʃt/

Noun

Iranian Persian	کنشت
Dari	کنشت
Tajik

کنشت • (kenešt)

(dated) non-Muslim place of worship, synagogue, church
- Saadi Shirazi:
  ‏تو را آسمان خط به مسجد نبشت / مزن طعنه بر دیگری در کنشت‎
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Synonyms

کنیسه‎

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کنشت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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