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خانقاه

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See also: خانقاہ

Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خَانَگَاه (xānagāh), from خَانَه (xāna, house) +‎ ـگَاه (-gāh).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāhm (plural خَوَانِق (ḵawāniq))

  1. khanaqah

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “خانقاه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh), from Classical Persian خَانَگَاه (xānagāh), from خَانَه (xāna, house) +‎ ـگَاه (-gāh).[1]

Noun

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خانقاه (hanekâh) (definite accusative خانقاه‌ی (hanekâhî), plural خوانق (havânık))

  1. (Sufism) khanaqah, takya, a hostel or gathering place for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
    Synonym: تكیه (tekye)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “خانقاه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Further reading

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Persian

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یک خانقاهa monastery

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh), from Classical Persian خَانَگَاه (xānagāh), from خَانَه (xāna, house) +‎ ـگَاه (-gāh).[1]

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xānaqāh
Dari reading? xānaqāh
Iranian reading? xânağâh
Tajik reading? xonaqoh

Noun

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Dari خانقاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik хонақоҳ

خانقاه (xânaqâh) (plural خانقاه‌ها (xânaqâh-hâ))

  1. monastery, convent
    1. (Sufism) khanaqah
  2. (literary, archaic) heaven

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “خانقاه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Further reading

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