jizia

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jizia

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

noun jizia

class ix, rare jizya (tax paid by non-Muslims)

In English

jizya per capita tax

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"jizia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/jizia. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{jizia_2026,
  title = {jizia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jizia},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}