taqlid
/tækˈliːd/noun
taqlid is spelled T-A-Q-L-I-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taqlid means “Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in taqlid?
| Letters | 6: T-A-Q-L-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is taqlid?
Taqlid appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce taqlid?
- /tækˈliːd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of taqlid
- taqleed
- taklid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taqlid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does taqlid come from?
From Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).