Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taqiyah

/tɑːˈkiː.jə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taqiyah
IPA: /tɑːˈkiː.jə/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.

Etymology

From Arabic طَاقِيَّة (ṭāqiyya).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: طَاقِيَّة

Inflected Forms

taqiyahs (plural) tagiya (alternative)

Synonyms

topi

Questions

How do you pronounce taqiyah?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑːˈkiː.jə/.
What does taqiyah mean?: A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.
Where does taqiyah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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