wymʾlstʾn

Middle Persian

Etymology

wymʾl (wēmār, “ill”) +‎ 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭭‎ (-estān)

Noun

wymʾlstʾn • (wēmārestān)

  1. hospital
  2. bimaristan

Descendants

  • Persian: بیمارستان‎ (bimârestân)
    • Arabic: بيمارستان‎ (bīmāristān), مارستان‎ (māristān), مورستان‎ (mūristān)
    • English: bimaristan
    • Ottoman Turkish: بیمارستان‎ (bîmâristân)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.