تكية

See also: تکیه and تكیه

Arabic

تَكِيَّة

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تَكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya), Arabicized as if it were from root ت ك ي (t-k-y) using the pattern فَعِيلَة (faʕīla) with plural فَعَالَى (faʕālā) (like هَدِيَّة (hadiyya), plural هَدَايَا (hadāyā)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.kij.ja/

Noun

تَكِيَّة • (takiyya) f (plural تَكَايَا (takāyā))

  1. Sufi lodge, used for praying and other religious ceremonies, also used as a hostel for wanderers; takya
  2. poorhouse, charitable hostel, hospice for the needy, shelter for the impoverished
    Synonym: (Egypt in the 19th century) قِشْلَة (qišla)
    Hypernyms: مَأْوًى (maʔwan), مَلْجَأ (maljaʔ)
  3. soup kitchen

Declension

Descendants

  • Chinese: 塔基亚 (tǎjīyà)
  • English: takiyya, takiyah, takīyah

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Persian تکیه (takye).

Noun

تِكِيَة • (takiya) f (plural تِكَي (takay))

  1. a large cushion to lean back against in majlis furniture set
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