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takya

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gathering place for Sufis, especially in the Ottoman Empire and South Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, Sufism, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, philosophy, religion, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The cemetery or graveyard of Sufis, especially in South Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, Sufism, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, philosophy, religion, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of husayniyya.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Iran, Shia

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: husayniyya

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَكِيَّة (takiyya) — Translations
  • Azerbaijani: təkyə — Translations
  • Dari: تَکْیَه (takya) — Translations
  • Dari: تَکْیَهخَانَه (takya-xāna) — Translations
  • Iranian Persian: تَکیِه (takye) — Translations
  • Iranian Persian: تَکیِهخانِه (takye-xâne) — Translations
  • Persian: تَکْیَه (takya) — Translations
  • Persian: تَکْیَهخَانَه (takya-xāna) — Translations
  • Polish: chanaka — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: tèkija — Translations
  • Tajik: такя (takya) — Translations
  • Turkish: tekke — Translations
  • Ottoman Turkish: تَكیه (tekye) — Translations
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركاه (dergâh) — Translations
  • Urdu: تَکْیَہ (takya) — Translations
  • Uyghur: تەكيە (tekye) — Translations
  • Uzbek: takya — Translations
  • Uzbek: takyaxona — Translations