سفارتخانه
Ottoman Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A compound of سفارت (sefaret, “embassy”) + خانه (hâne, “place”).
Noun
[edit]سفارتخانه • (sefarethane)
- embassy, the official residence of an ambassador
Descendants
[edit]- Turkish: sefarethane
Further reading
[edit]- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sefarethane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “سفارتخانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 680
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سفارتخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060
Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- سفارتخونه (sefârat-xune) (colloquial Tehrani)
Etymology
[edit]From سفارت (sefârat) + ـخانه (xâne).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [sa.fɑː.ɾat.xɑː.na]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sefɒː.ɹæt̪.xɒː.ne]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.fɔ.ɾät̪.χɔ.nä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | safāratxāna |
| Dari reading? | safāratxāna |
| Iranian reading? | sefâratxâne |
| Tajik reading? | saforatxona |
Noun
[edit]| Dari | سفارتخانه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сафоратхона |
سفارتخانه • (sefârat-xâne) (plural سفارتخانهها (sefârat-xâne-hâ))