یتیم‌خانه

Persian

Etymology

یَتیم (yatim) +‎ خانِه (xâne), literally “orphan house”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ja.tiːm.xɑː.ˈna]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.t̪ʰiːm.xɑː.nǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.t̪ʰiːm.xɑː.nǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jä.t̪ʰiːm.xɑː.nǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jä.t̪ʰim.xɔː.nǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jæ.t̪ʰiːm.xɒː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jä.t̪ʰim.χɔ.nǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	yatīm-xāna
Dari reading?	yatīm-xāna
Iranian reading?	yatim-xâne
Tajik reading?	yatim-xona

Noun

Dari	یتیم‌خانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ятимхона

یَتیم‌خانِه • (yatim-xâne) (plural یتیم‌خانه‌ها (yatim-xâne-hâ))

1. orphanage