Knesset

See also: knesset

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת‎ (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛsət/, /kəˈnɛsɛt/, (Hebraized) /ˈknɛsɛt/, (rare) /ˈnɛsət/, /ˈnɛsɛt/

Proper noun

Knesset

1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.

Translations

the Israeli parliament

• Arabic: اَلْكْنِيسِت‎ m (al-knīsit)
• Armenian: Քնեսեթ (Kʿnesetʿ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 以色列國會／以色列国会 (Yǐsèliè guóhuì)

• Finnish: knesset (fi)
• French: Knesset (fr) m
• German: Knesset (de) f, Knesseth (de) f
• Hebrew: כנסת‎ (he) (k'néset)
• Hindi: क्नेसेट (kneseṭ)
• Japanese: クネセト (kuneseto)
• Persian: کنست‎ (kneset)
• Polish: Kneset (pl) m
• Russian: Кне́ссет m (Knɛ́ssɛt), кне́ссет (ru) m (knɛ́ssɛt)

Italian

Alternative forms

• knesset

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת‎ (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛs.set/
• Rhymes: -ɛsset
• Syllabification: Knès‧set

Proper noun

Knesset f (uncountable)

1. the Knesset

Further reading

• knesset in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana