مهمانخانه

Persian

Alternative forms

میهمانخانه (mīhmānxāna / mihmânxâne)

Etymology

From (mihmān / mehmân, “guest”) + (xāna / xâne, “house”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mih.maːn.xaː.ˈna/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [me̞ɦ.mɑːn.xɑː.nä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪ.mɑːn.xɑː.nä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.mɔːn.xɔː.nä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [meɦ.mɒːn.xɒː.ne]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [meɦ.mɔn.χɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mihmānxāna
Dari reading^?	mehmānxāna
Iranian reading^?	mehmânxâne
Tajik reading^?	mehmonxona

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Noun

مهمانخانه • (mihmānxāna / mehmânxâne) (plural مهمانخانه‌ها (mihmānxāna-hā / mehmânxâne-hâ), Tajik spelling меҳмонхона)

guesthouse
hotel
Synonyms: (Dari) هوتَل (hôtal), (Iranian Persian) هُتِل (hotel)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mehmanxana
→ Uzbek: mehmonxona
→ Gujarati: મહેમાનખાનું (mahemānkhānũ)
→ Urdu: مِہْمان خانَہ (mihmān xāna)