تكیه

See also: تکیه and تكية

Ottoman Turkish

تَكیه

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تکیه (takya, leaning, reclining; takya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛk.ˈjɛ]

Noun

تكیه • (tekye) (plural تكیه‌لر (tekyeler))

  1. (Sufism) takya, a monastery or convent which acted as a hostel for dervishes and wanderers in need
    Synonym: خانقاه (hanekâh)
  2. (by extension) exercising place, drill-pitch, range, any area or space dedicated to trainings

Derived terms

  • اوقجی تكیه‌سی (okcu tekyesi, hall where archery is practised)
  • تكیه‌دار (tekyedar, dervish dwelling in a takya)
  • تكیه‌لنمك (tekyelenmek, to trust to for support)
  • تكیه‌لو (tekyeli, living in a takya)
  • تكیه‌نِشین (tekyenişin, dervish dwelling in a takya)
  • تكیه‌گاه (tekyegah, any place or person that can be trusted)
  • مولوی تكیه‌سی (mevlevi tekyesi, takya of swirling dervishes)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tekke
  • Arabic: تَكِيَّة (takiyya)
  • Bulgarian: текия (tekija)
  • English: tekye, tekyeh, tekke
  • Macedonian: текија (tekija)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: тѐкија
    Latin script: tèkija

Further reading

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