khanaqah

English

Alternative forms

• khanegah, khaneqa, khaneqah, khangah, khanka, khankah, khanqah

Etymology

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

Noun

khanaqah (plural khanaqahs)

1. A hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: خَانَقَاه m (ḵānaqāh)
• Azerbaijani: xanəqah, xanəgah
• Ottoman Turkish: خانَقاه (hanekâh)
• Persian: خانقاه (fa) (xânaqâh), خانگاه (fa) (xânagâh)
• Tajik: хонақоҳ (xonaqoh), хонагоҳ (xonagoh)
• Urdu: خانَقاہ f (xānaqāh)
• Uzbek: xonaqoh (uz)