Taqi means god-fearing, pious. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic (Quranic word)
تَقِي
Taqi
God-fearing, pious
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Meaning
Taqi (تَقِي) is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran. It means god-fearing, pious.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Taqi comes from the root و ق ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Allah says of Prophet Yahya in 19:13: "and he was God-fearing".
وَحَنَانًۭا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّۭا
Wa hanaanam mil ladunnaa wa zakaatanw wa kaana taqiyyaa
And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah
Quran 19:13. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ta-QEE. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Taqee and Taki. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ت ta + ق qaf + ي ya.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Taqi bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Taqi (تَقِي) means god-fearing, pious. It is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran.
Allah says of Prophet Yahya in 19:13: "and he was God-fearing".
Taqi is used as a boy's name.
Taqi is written تَقِي in Arabic, said ta-QEE.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, تَقِي. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.