dhimmi

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/ˈdɪmi//ˈðɪm.(m)iː/

noun

A protected and specially taxed non-Muslim subject of a state governed under dhimma, a form of social contract, in accordance with sharia law.

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noundhimmi (plural dhimmis)

plural dhimmis · alternative zhimmi · alternative zimme · alternative zimmi

  1. historicalIslamA protected and specially taxed non-Muslim subject of a state governed under dhimma, a form of social contract, in accordance with sharia law.
  2. derogatoryoffensiveA non-Muslim characterized by a conciliatory stance towards Islam, abstaining from articulating opposing beliefs and refraining from criticizing the religion.

    Mayor Broomberg is a dhimmi for allowing the mosque at groundzero

    2010 August 28, cpgncusa, Urban Dictionary
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    Dhimmis do not believe that Mohammed was a prophet, but they never say anything that would displease a Muslim. Dhimmis never offend Islam and condemn any analysis that is critical of Islam as being biased.

    2010 November 5, B. Warner, The Islamic Doctrine of Women (Taste of Islam series), CSPI, LLC, →ISBN

    Dhimmis Voice for Peace isn't an organization you can debate with or reason with. If your response to a genocide (and yes, I absolutely see 10/7 as a genocide) is 'well it didn't happen in a vaccum', you are beyond reasoning with and beyond any sense of reality.

    2024 June 4, u/ConcentrateAlone1959, Reddit

    Synonyms: dhimwit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA non-Muslim characterized by a conciliatory stance towards Islam, abstaining from articulating opposing beliefs and refraining from criticizing the religion.

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Origin

  1. Arabicذِمِّيّ“a dhimmi”
  2. Frenchdhimmi
  3. Englishdhimmi

From French dhimmi, from Arabic ذِمِّيّ (ḏimmiyy, “a dhimmi”), from ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”).

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dhimmi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhimmi

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“dhimmi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhimmi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhimmi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhimmi.

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