غسلخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Classical Persian غسل خانه (ğusl xāna). Compare Hindi ग़ुसलख़ाना (ġusalxānā, “bath, bathroom”).

Noun

غسلخانه • (gusulhane or gusülhane)

1. (Islam) a room with a basin for ritual washing (ghusl)
2. bathroom

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “gusulhane”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “غسلخانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 873b
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “غسلخانه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 888