مهمانخانه

Persian

Alternative forms

• میهمانخانه (mīhmānxāna / mihmânxâne)

Etymology

From مهمان (mihmān / mehmân, “guest”) + خانه (xāna / xâne, “house”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mih.maːn.xaː.ˈna/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [me̞ɦ.mɑːn.xɑː.nä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [me̞ɦ.mɑːn.xɑː.nä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪ.mɑːn.xɑː.nä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.mɔːn.xɔː.nä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [meɦ.mɒːn.xɒː.ne]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [meɦ.mɔn.χɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading?	mihmānxāna
Dari reading?	mehmānxāna
Iranian reading?	mehmânxâne
Tajik reading?	mehmonxona

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Noun

مهمانخانه • (mihmānxāna / mehmânxâne) (plural مهمانخانه‌ها (mihmānxāna-hā / mehmânxâne-hâ), Tajik spelling меҳмонхона)

1. guesthouse
2. hotel

   Synonyms: (Dari) هوتَل (hôtal), (Iranian Persian) هُتِل (hotel)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mehmanxana
• → Uzbek: mehmonxona
• → Gujarati: મહેમાનખાનું (mahemānkhānũ)
• → Urdu: مِہْمان خانَہ (mihmān xāna)