Persian · noun · Everyday Life

Bimaristan

बीमारिस्तान

said bee-maa-ris-TAAN

also written: bimaristan, maristan

Meaning

A hospital; the classical infirmary of the Islamic world.

Literally: place of the sick

Related words

Sick, ill, ailing; in poetry the languid 'sickly' eye of the beloved.

A hospital or healing-house.