ta'ziyeh

Meanings

1. A dramatic art form of Iran performed by Shi'ites and reenacting the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, usually performed in the month of Muharram.
2. A specific play or performance of this dramatic form.

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian تَعْزِیِه (ta'ziye), from Classical Persian تَعْزِیَه (ta'ziya), from Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “condolence”).