Etymology

takiyya

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Today it means: In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent. Full definition →

Arabic تَكِيَّة ← Ottoman Turkish تَكیه ← Classical Persian تکیه
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takiyya · noun1

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromتکیه
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromتَكیه
  3. Arabic · borrowed fromتَكِيَّة
  4. English todaytakiyya

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

takiyya · noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromتَقِيَّة
  2. English todaytakiyya

From Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianتکیه all →

tekke

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