nisab

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noun

A minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).

OriginArabic نِصَاب →
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Meanings

nounnisab (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamA minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).

Origin

  1. Arabicنِصَاب
  2. Englishnisab

From Arabic نِصَاب (niṣāb)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

basinbainssabinnasibnisba
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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