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takīyah

takīyah is the alternative form of takiyya.

Meaning of takiyya

Noun

takiyya (plural takiyyas)

  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.1855, Richard F. Burton, “Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage”, in El-Misr, page 125

Forms of takīyah

pluraltakīyahs

Questions about takīyah

What is takīyah the alternative form of?
Takīyah is the alternative form of takiyya.

Words near takīyah in the dictionary

  1. takyr
  2. takyrs
  3. takyé
  4. takyés
  5. takzir
  6. takīyah
  7. takīyahs
  8. Tal
  9. Tal al-Rabi'
  10. tal qual
  11. tal-

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: takīyah (page history and authors); takiyya (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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