"dhimma" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪmə/ (note: anglicized), /ˈðɪm.(m)ɑ/ (note: anglicized) Forms: dhimmas [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”), from ذَمَّ (ḏamma, “to blame”). Etymology templates: {{unadapted borrowing|en|ar|ذِمَّة||protection, custody}} Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”), {{m|ar|ذَمَّ||to blame}} ذَمَّ (ḏamma, “to blame”), {{root|en|ar|ذ م م}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} dhimma (plural dhimmas)
  1. A form of social contract in a state under sharia law granting special status to all or certain non-Muslim subjects, providing rights of residence in return for taxes.
    Sense id: en-dhimma-en-noun-KV-FbQgn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. A dhimmi.
    Sense id: en-dhimma-en-noun-T4erS5lN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dhimmi, dhimmitude, servitude

Inflected forms

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