سفارت‌خانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Compound of سفارت (sefâret, “embassy; ambassadorship”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

سفارت‌خانه • (sefârethâne) (definite accusative سفارت‌خانه‌یی (sefârethâneyi), plural سفارت‌خانه‌لر (sefârethâneler))

1. embassy, the official residence of an ambassador, housed in a permanent building or offices

   Synonym: سفارت (sefâret)

Descendants

• Turkish: sefarethane

Further reading

• Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886), “سفارت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 83
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “sefarethane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “sefârethâne”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1113
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سفارت‌خانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎ (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 680
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سفارت‌خانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060

Persian

Alternative forms

• سفارت‌خونه (sefârat-xune) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

From سفارت (sefârat) +‎ ـخانه (xâne).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.faː.ɾat.xaː.ˈna/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.fɔː.ɾät̪.xɔː.nä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sefɒː.ɹæt̪.xɒː.ne]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɔ.ɾät̪.χɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading?	safāratxāna
Dari reading?	safāratxāna
Iranian reading?	sefâratxâne
Tajik reading?	saforatxona

Noun

Dari	سفارت‌خانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сафоратхона

سفارت‌خانه • (sefârat-xâne) (plural سفارت‌خانه‌ها)

1. embassy

   Synonym: سفارت (sefârat)