تیمارخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Compound of تیمار (timar, “care, attentive service”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

تیمارخانه • (timarhâne) (definite accusative تیمارخانه‌یی (timarhâneyi), plural تیمارخانه‌لر (timarhâneler))

  1. mental hospital, asylum, a hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body

Derived terms

  • تیمارخانه قاچغینی (timarhâne kaçgını, “asylum fugitive”)
  • تیمارخانه‌جی (timarhâneci, “worker in an asylum”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tımarhane
  • → Armenian: թիմարխանա (tʻimarxana), թիմարհանէ (tʻimarhanē)

Further reading

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