تكیه

See also: تکیه and تكية

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تکیه (takya, “leaning, reclining; takya”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛk.ˈjɛ]

Noun

تكیه • (tekye) (definite accusative تكیه‌یی (tekyeyi), plural تكیه‌لر (tekyeler))

  1. (Sufism) takya, a monastery or convent which acted as a hostel for dervishes and wanderers in need
    Synonyms: خانقاه (hanekâh), دركاه (dergâh)
  2. (by extension) exercising place, drill-pitch, range, any area or space dedicated to training or shooting

Derived terms

  • اوقجی تكیه‌سی (okcu tekyesi, “hall where archery is practised”)
  • تكیه‌دار (tekyedar, “dervish dwelling in a takya”)
  • تكیه‌كاه (tekyegâh, “any place or person that can be trusted”)
  • تكیه‌لنمك (tekyelenmek, “to trust to for support”)
  • تكیه‌لو (tekyeli, “living in a takya”)
  • تكیه‌نِشین (tekyenişin, “dervish dwelling in a takya”)
  • رفاعی تكیه‌سی (rifâʼi tekyesi, “takya of the Rifaʽi order”)
  • مولوی تكیه‌سی (mevlevi tekyesi, “takya of swirling dervishes”)
  • پهلوان تكیه‌سی (pehlevân tekyesi, “wrestling academy”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tekke
  • → Arabic: تَكِيَّة (takiyya)
  • → Bulgarian: текия (tekija)
  • → English: tekye
  • → Macedonian: текија (tekija)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: тѐкија
    Latin script: tèkija

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