خَانَقَاهٌ
Root: خنق
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خَانَقَاهٌ
A convent inhabited by righteous and good men, and Soofees; an arabicized word, from [the Persian] خَانَهْ گَاهْ; [and post-classical, for] El-Makreezee says that the خانقاه was instituted in the fifth century of the Flight, for Soofee recluses to employ themselves therein in the service of God: [pl. خَوَانِقُ.]
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