Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taqiyya

/təˈkiː.jə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: ta-qiy-ya
IPA: /təˈkiː.jə/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Religious dissimulation while under threat or persecution.

Uncountable

noun

Alleged deception by Muslim extremists (or Muslims in general) to spread Islam.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).

Word Breakdown

Root: و ق ي

Usage

Inflected Forms

taqiyah (alternative) taqīyah (alternative) takiyya (alternative, uncommon)

Synonyms

crypto-Islam

Questions

How do you pronounce taqiyya?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈkiː.jə/.
What does taqiyya mean?: Religious dissimulation while under threat or persecution.
Where does taqiyya come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).

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