خستخانة

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خسته‌خانه‎ (hastahane, “hospital”), the first element not found in the Arabic speech but the latter being the suffix +‎ ـخَانَة‎ (-ḵāna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xa.sta.xaː.na/

Noun

خَسْتَخَانَة (ḵastaḵāna) (plural خَسْتَخَانَات‎ (ḵastaḵānāt))

  1. hospital

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خسته‌خانه‎ (hastahane, “hospital”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xa.sta.xaː.na/

Noun

خَسْتَخَانَة (ḵastaḵāna) (plural خَسْتَخَانَات‎ (ḵastaḵānāt))

  1. hospital
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