jizya
Meanings
noun
- A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.
Word forms
Etymology
From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /gazīd/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /gazīdag/, “poll-tax”).
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