جزية

العربية

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جزية

/d͡ʒiz.ja/

Where it comes from

Compare جَزَى (jazā, “to repay”). Or borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/, “poll tax”), at least semantic loan from Middle Persian.

noun جِزْيَة · jizya · جِزَى · jizy · jizāʔ

jizya, tax paid by non-Muslims
head tax
customs tax
land tax
produce of the ground

In English

tribute payment made by one nation to another in submission
jizya per capita tax

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"جزية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"جزية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جزية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}