خیمه

See also: خيمة‎ and خیمہ‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة‎ (ḵayma, “tent”), probably through Persian خیمه‎ (xeyme).

Noun

خیمه • (hayme) (plural خیام‎ (hiyam))

  1. tent, a portable lodge made of skin or canvas used for sheltering people
    Synonyms: اوتاق‎ (otağ), چادر‎ (çadır), چرگه‎ (çerge)
  2. awning, or any other rooflike cover made of canvas mounted on a litter
  3. (anatomy) pavilion, auricle, the cartilagineous part of the outer ear

Derived terms

  • خیمه سرای‎ (hayme-seray, “large tent”)
  • خیمه نشین‎ (hayme-nişin, “nomad”)
  • خیمه گاه‎ (hayme-geh, “camping ground”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hayme

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة‎ (ḵayma).

Noun

Dari خیمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik хайма (xayma)

خیمه • (xeyme)

  1. tent

Noun

خیمه • (xime)

  1. (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh) firewood
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