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takiyya¹

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Borrowed from Arabic تَكِيَّة (takiyya), from Ottoman Turkish تَكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, tekke, and takyeh.

noun takiyyas · takiyah · takīyah · tekyeh · tekke

  1. In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent. During the fast-month, zikrs are rarely performed in the Takiyahs: the inmates pray there in congregations, or they sit conversing upon benches in the shade.

takiyya²

Where it comes from

From Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).

noun

  1. uncommon, uncountable Uncommon form of taqiyya

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العربيةتَكِيَّة takiyya

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@misc{takiyya_2026,
  title = {takiyya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/takiyya},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}