taqiyah

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taqiyah

/tɑːˈkiː.jə/

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From Arabic طَاقِيَّة (ṭāqiyya).

noun taqiyahs · tagiya

A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.
Similar: topi

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العربية	طَاقِيَّة ṭāqiyya

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@misc{taqiyah_2026,
  title = {taqiyah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taqiyah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}