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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