Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jizya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: jizya
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ending jizya lifted a real burden on the poor, and promised, at least symbolically, a greater equality between the followers of different faiths."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: جِزْيَة, 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲, ج ز ي

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

jizyas (plural) jeziah (alternative) jezya (alternative) jezyah (alternative) jizyah (alternative) zajiya (alternative)

Synonyms

kharaj

Questions

What does jizya mean?: A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.
Where does jizya come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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