مارستان

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭭 (wēmārestān, hospital).

Noun

مَارِسْتَان (māristān) m (plural مَارِسْتَانَات (māristānāt))

  1. (now historical) hospital, infirmary
    Synonyms: مُسْتَشْفًى (mustašfan), خَسْتَخَانَة (ḵastaḵāna) (Iraq, Syria), سْبِيطَار (sbīṭār) (Maghrib), إِسْبِيطَار (ʾisbīṭār) (Galilee), سْبِيتَار (sbītār) (Oman, Gulf, Palestine), قَشْلَة (qašla) (Egypt 19th century)
  2. (regional) madhouse, bedlam

Declension

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