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Bala-Khana

बालाख़ाना
said baa-laa-KHAA-na
also written: balakhana, balakhanah, bala-khaana
Meaning

An upper chamber or attic; a room built above the main storey.

Literally: Upper house.

See it in the verse

Bala-Khana in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Tehkhana

A cellar or underground chamber; the basement of a house.

ARABIC

Manzil / Maqam

Destination, goal; (maqam) a stage, station or rank on the way.

PERSIAN

Khana

A house or dwelling; also a compartment or chamber, common as a suffix in building names.

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