خانقاه

Persian

یک خانقاه
A monastery

Alternative forms

  • خانگاه (xângâh)

Etymology

From Arabic خَانْقَاه (ḵānqāh), from Persian خانگاه (xângâh, dwelling place).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑːɴ.qɑ́ːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑːɴ.qɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔːɴ.qɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? xānqāh
Dari reading? xānqāh
Iranian reading? xânğâh
Tajik reading? xonqoh

Noun

خانقاه • (xânqâh) (plural خانقاه‌ها (xânqâh-hâ))

  1. monastery
  2. convent
  3. (literary, archaic) heaven

References

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