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.
خانووhouse / home
khanuu
چایtea
chai
چایخانەteahouse
chaikhana
قاوەcoffee
qawa
قاوەخانەcafe
qawakhana
کتێبbook
k'teb
کتێبخانەlibrary
k’tebkhana
سەرتاشbarber
sartaash
سەرتاشخانەbarber shop
sartaashkhana
خوێندکارstudent
khwendekar
قوتابیpupil
qutabi
قۆتابخانەschool
qotabkhana
نەخۆشsickness
nakhosh
نەخۆشخانەhospital
nakhoshkhana
شێتcrazy
shet
شێتخانەinsane asylum
shetkhana
بەندیprisoner
bandi
بەندیخانەprison
bandikhana
زیندانprison
zindan
پۆستەخانەpost-office
postakhana
فرۆکەairplane
froqa
فرۆکەخانەairport
froqakhana
چێشتfood
chest
سەمونsamun (type of bread)
samun
سەمونخانەsamun bakery
samunkhana
You may also find صەمونخانە and صەمون.