خانقاه

See also: خانقاہ

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانگاه (xānagāh), from خانه (xāna) + ـگاه (-gāh).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaː.na.qaːh/

Noun

خَانَقَاه • (ḵānaqāh) m (plural خَوَانِق (ḵawāniq))

  1. khanaqah

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: xanəqah
  • Ottoman Turkish: خانَقاه (hânekâh)
    • Turkish: hankâh
  • Persian: خانقاه (xânaqâh)
  • Urdu: خانَقاہ (xānaqāh)
  • Uzbek: xonaqoh

References

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh), from Classical Persian خانگاه (xānagāh), from خانه (xāna) + ـگاه (-gāh).[1]

Noun

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

  • Turkish: hankâh

References

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

Further reading

Persian

یک خانقاهa monastery

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh), from Classical Persian خانگاه (xānagāh), from خانه (xāna) + ـگاه (-gāh).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.nä.qɑ́ːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑː.nä.qɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔː.nä.qɔ́ː]

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

Noun

Dari خانقاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik хонақоҳ

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

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

Derived terms

  • خانقاهی (xânaqâhi)

References

  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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