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husayniyya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
husayniyya
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُسَيْنِيَّة f (ḥusayniyya), from حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).

Inflected Forms

husayniyyas (plural) husayniyyat (plural)

Synonyms

takya imambara

Questions

What does husayniyya mean?
A building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram.
Where does husayniyya come from?
Borrowed from Arabic حُسَيْنِيَّة f (ḥusayniyya), from حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).

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