takiyya
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Arabic تَكِيَّة (takiyya), from Ottoman Turkish تَكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, tekke, and takyeh.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
takiyya (plural takiyyas)
- In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent.
- 1855, Richard F. Burton, “Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage”, in El-Misr[1], 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[2], page 44:
- The Sufis in this takiyya were expected to devote themselves exclusively to learning and worship, [...]
- 2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture[3], page 50:
- In addition to new layouts and forms the Ottomans also introduced new types of buildings such as the takiyya [...]
Translations edit
Translations
|
Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).
Noun edit
takiyya (uncountable)
- Uncommon form of taqiyya.
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Arabic
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- English terms derived from Classical Persian
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English uncountable nouns
- English uncommon forms
- en:Sufism