tımarhane

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تیمارخانه‎ (timarhane), from Persian [Term?], equivalent to tımar +‎ hane.

Noun

tımarhane (definite accusative tımarhaneyi, plural tımarhaneler)

mental institution

See also

hastane

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “تیمارخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 620
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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