Where does “imaret” come from?
imaret (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish ʼimaret, from Arabic عِمَارَة — structure, building; building.
imaret (English): An Ottoman soup kitchen built between the...
Definitions
- An Ottoman soup kitchen built between the...
Ancestry of “imaret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ʼimaret | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عِمَارَة | structure, building; building |