سفارتخانه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Compound of سفارت (sefâret, “embassy; ambassadorship”) + خانه (hâne, “place”).
Noun
سفارتخانه • (sefârethâne) (definite accusative سفارتخانهیی (sefârethâneyi), plural سفارتخانهلر (sefârethâneler))
- embassy, the official residence of an ambassador, housed in a permanent building or offices
- Synonym: سفارت (sefâret)
Descendants
- Turkish: sefarethane
Further reading
- Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886) “سفارت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 83
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sefarethane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “sefârethâne”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1113
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “سفارتخانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 680
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سفارتخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060
Persian
Alternative forms
- سفارتخونه (sefârat-xune) (colloquial Tehrani)
Etymology
From سفارت (sefârat) + ـخانه (xâne).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.faː.ɾat.xaː.ˈna/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sefɒː.ɹæt̪.xɒː.ne]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.fɔ.ɾät̪.χɔ.nä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | safāratxāna |
| Dari reading? | safāratxāna |
| Iranian reading? | sefâratxâne |
| Tajik reading? | saforatxona |
Noun
| Dari | سفارتخانه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сафоратхона |
سفارتخانه • (sefârat-xâne) (plural سفارتخانهها)