ta'ziyeh

1. 1.

   (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)

   Broadermusic

   Islam

Questions about ta'ziyeh

What does ta'ziyeh mean?

ta'ziyeh means "(Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)".

How many syllables are in ta'ziyeh?

ta'ziyeh has 2 syllables and divides as ta'-ziyeh under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is ta'ziyeh a common word?

ta'ziyeh is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.