taqwa
/ˈtɑːkwə/noun
taqwa is spelled T-A-Q-W-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taqwa means “The care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in taqwa?
| Letters | 5: T-A-Q-W-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 taqwa?
Taqwa appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 taqwa?
- /ˈtɑːkwə/
- /ˈtɑːkwɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-taqwa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does taqwa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does taqwa come from?
Borrowed from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).