jizya
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jizya
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From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /gazīd/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /gazīdag/, “poll-tax”).
noun jizyas · jeziah · jezya · jezyah · jizyah · zajiya
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A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens who meet certain criteria.
Ending jizya lifted a real burden on the poor, and promised, at least symbolically, a greater equality between the followers of different faiths.
Similar: kharaj
Translations
Talk about this word "jizya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jizya. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. jizya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jizya "jizya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jizya.Cite this
@misc{jizya_2026,
title = {jizya},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jizya},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
