خوابگاه

Persian

Etymology

خواب (xâb, “sleep”) +‎ ـگاه (-gâh, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷɑːβ.ˈɡɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːb.ɡɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːb.ɡɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäw.ɡɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäw.ɡɔː], [xeːw.ɡɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒːb.ɡɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔb.ɡɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwāḇgāh
Dari reading?	xābgāh
Iranian reading?	xâbgâh
Tajik reading?	xobgoh

Noun

Dari	خوابگاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хобгоҳ

خوابگاه • (xâbgâh) (plural خوابگاه‌ها (xâbgâh-hâ))

1. dormitory
2. bedroom

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ખાબગાહ (khābgāh), ખ્વાબગાહ (khvābgāh)
• → Urdu: خواب گاہ (xvāb gāh, “bedchamber”)