takiyya

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Etymology 1

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

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Noun

takiyya (plural takiyyas)

  1. In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent.
    • 1855, Richard F. Burton, “Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage”, in El-Misr‎, page 125:
      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.
    • 1988, Doris Behrens-Abouseif, “The Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Kulshani in Cairo”, in Muqarnas‎, page 44:
      The Sufis in this takiyya were expected to devote themselves exclusively to learning and worship, [...]
    • 2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture‎, page 50:
      In addition to new layouts and forms the Ottomans also introduced new types of buildings such as the takiyya [...]
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Etymology 2

From Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).

Noun

takiyya (uncountable)

  1. Uncommon form of taqiyya.
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