husayniyya

H4U1S1A1Y4N1I1Y4Y4A1

noun

A building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram.

Similar
takyaimambara
OriginArabic حُسَيْنِيَّة f →
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Meanings

nounhusayniyya (plural husayniyyas or husayniyyat)

plural husayniyyas · plural husayniyyat

  1. A building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram.

    Synonyms: takya, imambara

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram.

Similar
takyaimambara
Also see
takyatakyeh

Origin

  1. Arabicحُسَيْنِيَّة f
  2. Englishhusayniyya

Borrowed from Arabic حُسَيْنِيَّة f (ḥusayniyya), from حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).

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Translations

Arabic حُسَيْنِيَّة
  • حُسَيْنِيَّة (ḥusayniyya)Translations
Hindi इमामबाड़ा
  • इमामबाड़ा (imāmbāṛā)Translations
Polish husajnijja
  • husajnijjaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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