Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khanaqah

/ˈkɑnəkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: khanaqah
IPA: /ˈkɑnəkə/

27

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: خَانَگَاه

Inflected Forms

khanaqahs (plural) khanegah (alternative) khaneqa (alternative) khaneqah (alternative) khangah (alternative) khanka (alternative) khankah (alternative) khanqah (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce khanaqah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnəkə/.
What does khanaqah mean?: A hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard.
Where does khanaqah come from?: Borrowed from Arabic خَانَقَاه (ḵānaqāh), from Classical Persian خَانَگَاه (xānagāh), from خَانَه (xāna, “house”) + ـگَاه (-gāh).

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