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Khana

ख़ाना
said KHAA-na
also written: khanah, khana, khaana
Meaning

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

See it in the verse

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
ARABIC

Makaan

Place, space, location; a dwelling.

PERSIAN

But-khana

An idol-temple; a house of images, often the temple of the beloved in poetry.

PERSIAN

Maikhana

A tavern or wine-house; the place where wine is served.

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