zabt

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noun

A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.

Similar
dahsala
OriginHindustani ← Classical Persian ضبط ← Arabic ضَبْط →
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Meanings

nounzabt (uncountable)

alternative zabti · alternative jupti · alternative zapti

  1. historicaluncountableA Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.

    Synonyms: dahsala

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.

Similar
dahsala
Also see
dahsala

Origin

  1. Arabicضَبْط
  2. Classical Persianضبط
  3. Hindustani
  4. Englishzabt

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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