English Explanatory Dictionary

takya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gathering place for Sufis, especially in the Ottoman Empire and South Asia.
  2. The cemetery or graveyard of Sufis, especially in South Asia.
  3. Synonym of husayniyya.

Word forms

takya takyas takyé/takyeh tekye/tekyeh tekke takiyya takyah takia takiya takiyah takieh takié takiye takiyeh tekieh tekiye tekiyeh

Etymology

From Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya).

Synonyms

husayniyya
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