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taweez

taweez is the archaic form of tawiz.

Meaning of tawiz

Noun

tawiz (plural tawizes)

  1. An amulet or locket containing verses from the Qur'an or other Islamic prayers and symbols.
  2. A structure of brickwork over a tomb.

Forms of taweez

pluraltaweezes

Questions about taweez

What is taweez the archaic form of?
Taweez is the archaic form of tawiz.

Words near taweez in the dictionary

  1. tawdry lace
  2. tawdry laces
  3. tawe
  4. Tawe-Uchaf
  5. tawed
  6. taweez
  7. taweezes
  8. tawer
  9. taweries
  10. tawers
  11. tawery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taweez (page history and authors); tawiz (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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