jizia

Swahili

Etymology

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

Noun

jizia class IX (plural jizia class X)

  1. (rare) jizya (tax paid by non-Muslims)
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