خانقاه

Persian

یک خانقاه
A monastery

Alternative forms

خانگاه‎ (xângâh)

Etymology

From Arabic خَانْقَاه‎ (ḵānqāh), from Persian ‎ (xângâh, “dwelling place”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xɑːnˈqɑːh/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xɒːnˈɢɒːh/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xɔnˈqɔh/

Noun

خانقاه • (xânqâh) (plural خانقاه‌ها‎ (xânqâh-hâ))

monastery
convent
(literary, archaic) heaven

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “خانقاه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “خانقاه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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