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jizya.

A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.

    historical · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/, “poll-tax”).

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