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kharaj

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kharaj
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.

Uncountable

noun

A lump sum duty levied by Muslims upon the lands of conquered provinces.

Uncountable

noun

A land tax levied by Muslim rulers on non-Muslim subjects or dhimmis.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Persianpsm. Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj)bor. English kharaj Borrowed from Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj).

Usage

Inflected Forms

khiraj (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lakharaj

Synonyms

jizya

Questions

What does kharaj mean?
A kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.
Where does kharaj come from?
Etymology tree Middle Persianpsm. Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj)bor. English kharaj Borrowed from Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj).

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