خانمان
Persian
Etymology
From خان (xân, “house”) + و (o, “and”) + مان (mân, “furniture”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xaː.nu.ˈmaːn/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.ne.mɒ́ːn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xānumān |
| Iranian reading? | xânemân |
Noun
خانمان • (xânemân)
- house and furniture
- (by extension) one's hereditary or material possessions
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خانمان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim