husayniyya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُسَيْنِيَّة f (ḥusayniyya).

Noun

husayniyya (plural husayniyyas)

A building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram.
Synonyms: (Iran) takya, (South Asia) imambara

Translations

Translations

Arabic: حُسَيْنِيَّة f (ḥusayniyya)
Azerbaijani: hüseyniyyə
Persian: حسینیه (fa) (hoseyniye)
Uzbek: husayniya

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