Takya
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Takya is a noun meaning A gathering place for Sufis, especially in the Ottoman Empire and South Asia.
Meaning
A gathering place for Sufis, especially in the Ottoman Empire and South Asia.
More Meanings
- The cemetery or graveyard of Sufis, especially in South Asia.
- (Shia Islam, Iran) Synonym of husayniyya.
Example Sentences
takyas (graveyards)
Takya, a pillow, a resting-place of Faqīrs
The younger shaykh, Baba Musafir, turned to the task of establishing a takya or khanqah at Awrangabad
The takya was often endowed with several stores, the profits from which would help to defray the cost of maintaining the takya.
Word Forms
- takyas
- takiyya
- takyah
- takia
- takiya
- takiyah
- takieh
- takiye
- takiyeh
Synonyms for takya
Depending on context, synonyms include husayniyya.
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