Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zabt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zabt
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ज़ब्त (zabt)/ضَبْط (zabt), from Classical Persian ضبط (zabt), from Arabic ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ضبط, ضَبْط

Usage

Inflected Forms

zabti (alternative) jupti (alternative) zapti (alternative)

Synonyms

dahsala

Questions

What does zabt mean?
A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.
Where does zabt come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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