iqta

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noun

The Islamic practice of farming out tax revenues yielded by land granted temporarily to army officials in place of a regular wage.

OriginArabic إقْطَاع →
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Meanings

nouniqta (countable and uncountable, plural iqtas)

plural iqtas

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableIslamThe Islamic practice of farming out tax revenues yielded by land granted temporarily to army officials in place of a regular wage.

Origin

  1. Arabicإقْطَاع
  2. Englishiqta

From Arabic إقْطَاع (ʔiqṭāʕ).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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