Etymology

jizya

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Today it means: A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens who meet certain criteria. Full definition →

Arabic جِزْيَة ← Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲
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  1. Middle Persian · derived from𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromجِزْيَة
  3. English todayjizya

From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/, “poll-tax”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicجِزْيَة all →

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