فراموشخانه

Persian

Etymology

From فراموش (farâmuš, “forgotten”, in reference to the organization's secrecy) +‎ خانه (xâne, “house”). Phono-semantic matching of English Freemasonry.

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.moːʃ.xɑː.ná]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹɒː.muːʃ.xɒː.né]

Readings
Dari reading?	farāmōšxāna
Iranian reading?	farâmušxâne

Noun

فراموشخانه • (farâmušxâne)

1. Masonic lodge
2. Freemasonry

   Synonym: فراماسونری (ferâmâsoneri)

References

• ʿAmīd, Ḥasan (1985), “فراموشخانه”, in Farhang-e Fārsī-e ʿAmīd (in Persian), Tehrān: Amīrkabīr