imaret
imaret noun: an Ottoman soup kitchen built between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, often part of a larger complex or waqf.
Noun
imaret (plural imarets)
- An Ottoman soup kitchen built between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, often part of a larger complex or waqf.
- Yıldırım Bayezid had located his imaret in the opposite direction, some two kilometers to the east of the city. Mehmed I chose a site closer to the center, between the imarets of Orhan Gazi and Yıldırım Bayezid.1996, Aptulla Kuran, “A Spatial Study of Three Ottoman Capitals: Bursa, Edirne, and Istanbul”, in Gülru Necipoğlu, editor, Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islam World, volume XIII...
- It was originally built as a zaviye, or hostel, for members of the Ahi Brotherhood of Virtue; later it became an imaret, serving free food to the poor of Iznik.2000, John Freely, The Companion Guide to Istanbul and Around the Marmara, page 383
imaret meaning in Marathi
imaret in Marathi
- Ottoman soup kitchen
- इमारेत imāret
Forms of imaret
| plural | imarets |
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Origin of imaret
From Ottoman Turkish عمارت (ʼimaret), from Arabic عِمَارَة (ʕimāra).
Questions about imaret
- What does imaret mean?
- Imaret means an Ottoman soup kitchen built between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, often part of a larger complex or waqf.
- What is imaret in Marathi?
- Imaret in Marathi is इमारेत (imāret). See Imaret meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is imaret?
- Imaret is a noun.
- What is the plural of imaret?
- The plural of imaret is imarets.
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