Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tazia

/taˈziːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: tazia
IPA: /taˈziːə/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A representation of the tombs of Hasan and Husayn (the grandsons of Muhammad), carried in the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Shiite processions of Muharram.

Countable

noun

Alternative form of ta'ziyeh (“a dramatic art form of Iran performed by Shiites and reenacting the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, usually performed in the month of Muharram”)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gilt and paper presentations of their tombs are borne with shouting and wailing, music, torches, and yells, through the principal thoroughfares of the City; which fakements are called tazias."
"‘What is the use of all these reforms, and Conciliation Committees for Mohurram, and shall we cut the tazia short or shall we carry it another route, and Councils of Notables and official parties where the English sneer at our skins?’"

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”). Sense 1 was borrowed through Urdu تَعْزِیَہ (ta'ziya).

Word Breakdown

Root: ع ز ي, تَعْزِیَہ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /taˈziːə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tazias (plural) ta'ziya (alternative) taziya (alternative) tazeea (alternative)

Synonyms

taboot

Questions

How do you pronounce tazia?: The recorded pronunciation is /taˈziːə/.
What does tazia mean?: A representation of the tombs of Hasan and Husayn (the grandsons of Muhammad), carried in the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Shiite processions of Muharram.
Where does tazia come from?: From Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”). Sense 1 was borrowed through Urdu تَعْزِیَہ (ta'ziya).

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