یتیم‌خانه

Persian

Etymology

From یَتیم (yatim) +‎ خانِه (xâne), literally orphan house.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [jä.t̪ʰiːm.xɑː.ná]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [jä.t̪ʰiːm.xɑː.ná]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [jä.t̪ʰim.xɔː.ná]

Readings
Classical reading? yatīm-xāna
Dari reading? yatīm-xāna
Iranian reading? yatim-xâne
Tajik reading? yatim-xona

Noun

یتیم‌خانه • (yatīm-xāna / yatim-xâne) (plural یتیم‌خانه‌ها (yatīm-xāna-hā / yatim-xâne-hâ), Tajik spelling ятимхона)

  1. orphanage