خانقاه

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See also: خانقاہ

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. khanaqah

Declension

Declension of noun خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَانَقَاه
ḵānaqāh 		الْخَانَقَاه
al-ḵānaqāh 		خَانَقَاه
ḵānaqāh
Nominative خَانَقَاهٌ
ḵānaqāhun 		الْخَانَقَاهُ
al-ḵānaqāhu 		خَانَقَاهُ
ḵānaqāhu
Accusative خَانَقَاهًا
ḵānaqāhan 		الْخَانَقَاهَ
al-ḵānaqāha 		خَانَقَاهَ
ḵānaqāha
Genitive خَانَقَاهٍ
ḵānaqāhin 		الْخَانَقَاهِ
al-ḵānaqāhi 		خَانَقَاهِ
ḵānaqāhi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَانَقَاهَيْن
ḵānaqāhayn 		الْخَانَقَاهَيْن
al-ḵānaqāhayn 		خَانَقَاهَيْ
ḵānaqāhay
Nominative خَانَقَاهَانِ
ḵānaqāhāni 		الْخَانَقَاهَانِ
al-ḵānaqāhāni 		خَانَقَاهَا
ḵānaqāhā
Accusative خَانَقَاهَيْنِ
ḵānaqāhayni 		الْخَانَقَاهَيْنِ
al-ḵānaqāhayni 		خَانَقَاهَيْ
ḵānaqāhay
Genitive خَانَقَاهَيْنِ
ḵānaqāhayni 		الْخَانَقَاهَيْنِ
al-ḵānaqāhayni 		خَانَقَاهَيْ
ḵānaqāhay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَوَانِق
ḵawāniq 		الْخَوَانِق
al-ḵawāniq 		خَوَانِق
ḵawāniq
Nominative خَوَانِقُ
ḵawāniqu 		الْخَوَانِقُ
al-ḵawāniqu 		خَوَانِقُ
ḵawāniqu
Accusative خَوَانِقَ
ḵawāniqa 		الْخَوَانِقَ
al-ḵawāniqa 		خَوَانِقَ
ḵawāniqa
Genitive خَوَانِقَ
ḵawāniqa 		الْخَوَانِقِ
al-ḵawāniqi 		خَوَانِقِ
ḵawāniqi

Descendants

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 خَانَگَاه (xānagāh), from خَانَه (xāna, “house”) +‎ ـگَاه (-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

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 خانقاه ― a monastery

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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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