Etymology

nisab

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Today it means: A minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms). Full definition →

Arabic نِصَاب
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromنِصَاب
  2. English todaynisab

From Arabic نِصَاب (niṣāb)

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