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ta'ziyeh

ta'ziyeh noun: a dramatic art form of Iran performed by Shi'ites and reenacting the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, usually performed in the month of Muharram.

Noun

ta'ziyeh (countable and uncountable, plural ta'ziyehs)

  1. (Shia, uncountable) A dramatic art form of Iran performed by Shi'ites and reenacting the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, usually performed in the month of Muharram.
    Synonyms:
    shabih-khani
  2. (Shia, countable) A specific play or performance of this dramatic form.

Synonyms of ta'ziyeh

  • shabih-khani

Forms of ta'ziyeh

pluralta'ziyehs
alternative formta'ziya
alternative formtaziya
alternative formtazia

Origin of ta'ziyeh

Borrowed from Iranian Persian تَعْزِیِه (ta'ziye), from Classical Persian تَعْزِیَه (ta'ziya), from Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “condolence”).

Questions about ta'ziyeh

What does ta'ziyeh mean?
Ta'ziyeh means a dramatic art form of Iran performed by Shi'ites and reenacting the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, usually performed in the month of Muharram.
What part of speech is ta'ziyeh?
Ta'ziyeh is a noun.
What is the plural of ta'ziyeh?
The plural of ta'ziyeh is ta'ziyehs.

Words near ta'ziyeh in the dictionary

  1. ta'en
  2. TA'ing
  3. Ta'izz
  4. Ta'izzi
  5. TA's
  6. ta'ziyeh
  7. ta-
  8. Ta-ch'ing
  9. ta-da
  10. ta-dah
  11. Ta-Ha

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