جزية

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See also: حرية

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ج ز ي (j z y)
6 terms

Compare جَزَى (jazā, to repay). Or borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/, poll tax), at least semantic loan from Middle Persian.

Noun

جِزْيَة (jizyaf (plural جِزًى (jizan) or جِزْي (jizy) or جِزَاء (jizāʔ))

  1. jizya, tax paid by non-Muslims
  2. head tax
  3. customs tax
  4. land tax
  5. produce of the ground

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