English Explanatory Dictionary

khanaqah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

khanaqah khanaqahs khanegah khaneqa khaneqah khangah khanka khankah khanqah

Etymology

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

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