jizya en · NOUN
Etymology
From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /gazīd/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /gazīdag/, “poll-tax”).
Meanings
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(historical, uncountable, usually) 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.
2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 122:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jizyah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jizyas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jezyah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jezya | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zajiya | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jeziah | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (25)
zdj djiziya (per capita tax) · ru джи́зья (per capita tax) · pl dżizja (per capita tax) · id jizyah (per capita tax) · fa گزید (per capita tax) · ar جِزْيَة (per capita tax) · ota خراج (per capita tax) · cmn 吉茲亞 /吉兹亚 (per capita tax) · de Dschizya (per capita tax) · nl djizja (per capita tax) · pal 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (per capita tax) · hy ջիզյա (per capita tax) · bn জিজিয়া (per capita tax) · fa گزیت (per capita tax) · sv jizya (per capita tax) · pal 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (per capita tax) · cmn 吉茲亞稅 /吉兹亚税 (per capita tax) · tr kafa vergisi (per capita tax) · tr cizye (per capita tax) · mk џи́зија (per capita tax) · ota جزیه (per capita tax) · de Dschisja (per capita tax) · az cizyə (per capita tax) · hy ջիզիե (per capita tax) · sw jizia (per capita tax)