قشلة

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قشلة

/qaʃ.la/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیشله (kışla, “barracks”).

The sense of a hospital derives as a euphemism employed by soldiers.

All senses are outdated in literary use and belong to the 19ᵗʰ century but this word is still used in names of specific objects.

noun قَشْلَة · qašla · قِشَل · الْقَشْلَة

archaic barracks ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.
Similar: ثَكَنَة
Egypt, archaic hospital, hospice قَشْلَةُ الصَدَقَةِ
Similar: تَكِيَّة

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barrack a building for soldiers

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قشلة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B4%D9%84%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}