خانە khana
By Levi Clancy for Student Reader on
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One of the most important suffixes to learn is خانە khana, which translates as dwelling or place.
It is adding after many nouns to denote place of. Thus, by learning one word you can often learn two at the same time.
خانوو
house / home
khanuu
چای
tea
chai
چایخانە
teahouse
chaikhana
قاوە
coffee
qawa
قاوەخانە
cafe
qawakhana
کتێب
book
k'teb
کتێبخانە
library
k’tebkhana
سەرتاش
barber
sartaash
سەرتاشخانە
barber shop
sartaashkhana
خوێندکار
student
khwendekar
قوتابی
pupil
qutabi
قۆتابخانە
school
qotabkhana
نەخۆش
sickness
nakhosh
نەخۆشخانە
hospital
nakhoshkhana
شێت
crazy
shet
شێتخانە
insane asylum
shetkhana
بەندی
prisoner
bandi
بەندیخانە
prison
bandikhana
زیندان
prison
zindan
پۆستەخانە
post-office
postakhana
فرۆکە
airplane
froqa
فرۆکەخانە
airport
froqakhana
چێشت
food
chest
سەمون
samun (type of bread)
samun
سەمونخانە
samun bakery
samunkhana
You may also find صەمونخانە and صەمون.