jizya
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /gazīd/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /gazīdag/, “poll-tax”).
Noun[edit]
jizya (usually uncountable, plural jizyas)
- (Islam, historical) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.
- Synonym: kharaj
- 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 122:
- Ending jizya lifted a real burden on the poor, and promised, at least symbolically, a greater equality between the followers of different faiths.
Translations[edit]
per capita tax
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