khanaqah

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh), from Classical Persian خَانَگَاه (xānagāh), from خَانَه (xāna, “house”) +‎ ـگَاه (-gāh).[1]

Noun

khanaqah (plural khanaqahs)

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

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References

  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “خانقاه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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