خانقاه
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
خانقاه doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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خَانَقَاهٌ
خَانَقَاهٌ خانق خانقاه خانقاة and خَانَقَاهِىٌّ: see art. خنق.…
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خَانَقَاهٌ
خَانَقَاهٌ خانق خانقاه خانقاة A convent inhabited by righteous and good men, and Soofees; an arabicized word, from [the Persian] خَانَهْ گَاهْ; [and post-classical, for] El-Makreezee says that the خانقاه was instituted i…
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