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The term Khanqah is the Arabized version of the Persian compound word- Khankah / Khangah. Khaana in Persian means House. Kaah means straw or hay. Gaah is simplified form of the word Giyah meaning grass (green or dried). Hence the word Khanqah stands for a house made of dried straws or grass.