Etymology

zabt

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Today it means: A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian ضبط ← Arabic ضَبْط
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  1. Arabic · derived fromضَبْط
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromضبط
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todayzabt

Borrowed from Hindustani ज़ब्त (zabt)/ضَبْط (zabt), from Classical Persian ضبط (zabt), from Arabic ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).

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