کاروانسرا

Persian

کاروانسرایی در بیابان

Alternative forms

Etymology

کاروان (kârvân) + سرا (sarâ)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɑːɾ.wɑːn.sä.ɾɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰɑːɾ.wɑːn.sä.ɾɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰɔːɾ.wɔːn.sä.ɾɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? kārwānsarā
Dari reading? kārwānsarā
Iranian reading? kârvânsarâ
Tajik reading? korvonsaro

Noun

Dari کاروانسرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik корвонсаро

کاروانسرا • (kârvânsarâ) (plural کاروانسراها (kârvânsarâ-hâ))

  1. caravanserai
    Synonym: خان (xân)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քարվանսարա (kʻarvansara)
  • Azerbaijani: karvansara
  • Georgian: ქარვასლა (karvasla)

(via کاروانسرای (kārwānsarāy)):

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