سفارتخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A compound of سفارت (sefaret, “embassy”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

سفارت‌خانه • (sefarethane)

1. embassy, the official residence of an ambassador

Descendants

• Turkish: sefarethane

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sefarethane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “سفارت‌خانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 680
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سفارت‌خانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060

Persian

Alternative forms

• سفارت‌خونه (sefârat-xune) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

From سفارت (sefârat) +‎ ـخانه (xâne).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.fɑː.ɾat.xɑː.na]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː.ɾät̪.xɑː.nä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.fɔː.ɾät̪.xɔː.nä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sefɒː.ɹæt̪.xɒː.ne]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɔ.ɾät̪.χɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading?	safāratxāna
Dari reading?	safāratxāna
Iranian reading?	sefâratxâne
Tajik reading?	saforatxona

Noun

Dari	سفارت‌خانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сафоратхона

سفارت‌خانه • (sefârat-xâne) (plural سفارت‌خانه‌ها (sefârat-xâne-hâ))

1. embassy

   Synonym: سفارت (sefârat)