زکات

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh, “almsgiving, zakat”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zakāt
Dari reading? zakāt
Iranian reading? zakât
Tajik reading? zakot

Noun

Dari زکات
Iranian Persian
Tajik закот

زکات • (zakât)

  1. (Islam) zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زکات (zakāt), ultimately from Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَکات • (zakāt) f (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ज़कात) (indeclinable)

  1. alternative form of زکوٰۃ (zakát)

References

  • “زکات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “زکات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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