takiyya

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Arabic تَكِيَّة (takiyya), from Ottoman Turkish تَكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, tekke, and takyeh. ==== Alternative forms ==== takiyah, takīyah, tekyeh, tekke ==== Noun ==== takiyya (plural takiyyas) In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya). ==== Noun ==== takiyya (uncountable) Uncommon form of taqiyya.