See also: خيمة and خیمہ

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma, tent), probably through Persian خیمه (xeyme).

Noun edit

خیمه (hayme) (plural خیام (hiyam))

  1. tent, a portable lodge made of skin or canvas used for sheltering people
    Synonyms: اوتاق (otağ), چادر (çadır), چرگه (çerge)
  2. awning, or any other rooflike cover made of canvas mounted on a litter
  3. (anatomy) pavilion, auricle, the cartilagineous part of the outer ear

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: hayme

Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Noun edit

Dari خیمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik хайма

خیمه (xeyme)

  1. tent

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

خیمه (xime)

  1. (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh) firewood