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khanaqah

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɑnəkə/
  • /ˈkɑnkə/ some alternative forms

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Azerbaijani: xanəqah — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Azerbaijani: xanəgah — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Bengali: খানকাহ (khanokaho) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Hindi: ख़ानक़ाह (xānqāh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Kazakh: ханака (xanaka) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Kazakh: ханега (xanega) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Kazakh: хонако (xonako) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Dari: خَانَقَاه (xānaqāh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Dari: خَانِقَاه (xāniqāh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Iranian Persian: خانْقاه (xânġâh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Iranian Persian: خانِقاه (xâneġâh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Russian: ха́нака (xánaka) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Tajik: хонақоҳ (xonaqoh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Tajik: хонагоҳ (xonagoh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Turkish: hankâh — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Ottoman Turkish: خانَقاه (hanekâh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركاه (dergâh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Turkmen: hanaka — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Urdu: خانَقاہ (xānaqāh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Urdu: خانْقاہ (xānqāh) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Uyghur: خانىقا (xaniqa) — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard
  • Uzbek: xonaqoh — a hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard