تكية

See also: تکیه and تكیه

Arabic

تَكِيَّة

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تَكیه (tekye), from Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya), Arabicized as if it were from root ت ك ي (t-k-y) using the pattern فَعِيلَة (faʕīla) with plural فَعَالَى (faʕālā) (like هَدِيَّة (hadiyya), plural هَدَايَا (hadāyā)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.kij.ja/

Noun

تَكِيَّة • (takiyya) f (plural تَكَايَا (takāyā))

1. Sufi lodge, used for praying and other religious ceremonies, also used as a hostel for wanderers; takya
2. poorhouse, charitable hostel, hospice for the needy, shelter for the impoverished

   Synonym: (Egypt in the 19th century) قِشْلَة (qišla)

   Hypernyms: مَأْوًى (maʔwan), مَلْجَأ (maljaʔ)

3. soup kitchen

Declension

Declension of noun تَكِيَّة (takiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَكِيَّة takiyya	التَّكِيَّة at-takiyya	تَكِيَّة takiyyat
Nominative	تَكِيَّةٌ takiyyatun	التَّكِيَّةُ at-takiyyatu	تَكِيَّةُ takiyyatu
Accusative	تَكِيَّةً takiyyatan	التَّكِيَّةَ at-takiyyata	تَكِيَّةَ takiyyata
Genitive	تَكِيَّةٍ takiyyatin	التَّكِيَّةِ at-takiyyati	تَكِيَّةِ takiyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَكِيَّتَيْن takiyyatayn	التَّكِيَّتَيْن at-takiyyatayn	تَكِيَّتَيْ takiyyatay
Nominative	تَكِيَّتَانِ takiyyatāni	التَّكِيَّتَانِ at-takiyyatāni	تَكِيَّتَا takiyyatā
Accusative	تَكِيَّتَيْنِ takiyyatayni	التَّكِيَّتَيْنِ at-takiyyatayni	تَكِيَّتَيْ takiyyatay
Genitive	تَكِيَّتَيْنِ takiyyatayni	التَّكِيَّتَيْنِ at-takiyyatayni	تَكِيَّتَيْ takiyyatay
Plural	broken plural invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَكَايَا takāyā	التَّكَايَا at-takāyā	تَكَايَا takāyā
Nominative	تَكَايَا takāyā	التَّكَايَا at-takāyā	تَكَايَا takāyā
Accusative	تَكَايَا takāyā	التَّكَايَا at-takāyā	تَكَايَا takāyā
Genitive	تَكَايَا takāyā	التَّكَايَا at-takāyā	تَكَايَا takāyā

Descendants

• → Chinese: 塔基亚 (tǎjīyà)
• → English: takiyya, takiyah, takīyah

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Persian تکیه (takye).

Noun

تِكِيَة • (takiya) f (plural تِكَي (takay))

1. a large cushion to lean back against in majlis furniture set