Meaning
A large wine-vat or cask in which wine is stored and aged; the great reservoir of the tavern.
Literally: vat, cask
Usage & notes
The khum is the deep vat of the tavern, source of every cup poured. In Sufi imagery it figures the boundless ocean of divine love from which all draughts are drawn.
Related words
PERSIAN
Sabu
A wine-jar or pitcher; the larger vessel from which cups are filled in the tavern.
PERSIAN
Maikhaana
The tavern or wine-house; in Sufi symbolism, the place of mystical gathering and divine intoxication, set against the mosque and seminary.
PERSIAN
Khumkhaana
A wine-cellar or tavern where the vats are kept; a poetic name for the house of mystical wine.