hammam

[ huh-mahm ]

/ həˈmɑm /

(in Islamic countries) a communal bathhouse, usually with separate baths for men and women.

Origin of hammam

(< Turkish haman) < Arabic ḥammām

Hastening to the Hammam he secreted himself behind the door so that, unobserved himself, he might see her when she came in.

Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights |Edmund Dulac
It would not have mattered to-morrow; father will not be here; he is going to Hammam Rhira.

Alas! |Rhoda Broughton
Pillars of salt are to be met with elsewhere, for instance at Hammam Meskutim in Algeria.

The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela |Benjamin of Tudela
At the distance of a mile or two from Hammam Meskutine, thick clouds of vapor are seen rising from these warm springs.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 |Various

It was on our way to Mosul, and we arrived late one night at Hammam Ali, minus our tent.

Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia |M. E. Hume-Griffith

hammam

/ (hʌmˈɑːm) /

a bathing establishment, such as a Turkish bath

Arabic, literally: bath