جزیه

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya, jizya).

Noun

جزیه (cizye)

  1. (Islam) jizya, a per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens
    Synonym: خراج (harac)

Descendants

  • Turkish: cizye

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/, poll tax), or from Arabic ج ز ي (j z y); compare جَزَى (jazā, to repay). At least a semantic loan from Middle Persian. Compare the inherited گزیت (gazit).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? jizya
Dari reading? jizya
Iranian reading? jezye
Tajik reading? jizya

Noun

جزیه (jezye) (plural جزیه‌ها (jezye-hâ))

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

Derived terms