takyeh
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Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian Persian تکیه (takye). Doublet of takya, takiyya, and tekke.
Noun
takyeh (plural takyehs)
- (Shia Islam, Iran) Synonym of husayniyya; alternative form of takya
- 1893, Edward G. Browne, A Year amongst the Persians, page 250:
- Here I was informed that the Kedkhudá (chief man of the village), apprised by the muleteer of my arrival, had assigned quarters to me in the takyé consecrated to the Muḥarram passion-plays.
- 1974, Nosratollah Meshkati, A List of the Historical Sites and Ancient Monuments of Iran, page 72:
- This Maidan and the Takyeh, once considered as the entrance portal of the old Bazar of Yazd, belong to the late part of the 9th century A.H. (15th cent. A.D.), and have been founded in 830 (1426 A.D.), when Masjid-i Mir Chakhmaq was also under construction.