"jizya" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jizyas [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/, “poll-tax”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|جِزْيَة}} Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), {{der|en|pal|𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲|sc=Phli|ts=gazīd}} Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/), {{m|pal|𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩|sc=Phli|t=poll-tax|ts=gazīdag}} 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/, “poll-tax”), {{root|en|ar|ج ز ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} jizya (usually uncountable, plural jizyas)
  1. (Islam, historical) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria. Wikipedia link: jizya Tags: historical, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Islam, Taxation Synonyms: kharaj, jeziah, jezya, jezyah, jizyah, zajiya [India] Translations (per capita tax): جِزْيَة (jizya) (Arabic), ջիզիե (ǰizie) (Armenian), ջիզյա (ǰizya) (Armenian), cizyə (Azerbaijani), জিজিয়া (jijiẏa) (Bengali), 吉茲亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 吉兹亚 (jízīyà) (Chinese Mandarin), 吉茲亞稅 (Chinese Mandarin), 吉兹亚税 (jízīyà shuì) (Chinese Mandarin), djizja [feminine] (Dutch), Dschisja [feminine] (German), Dschizya [feminine] (German), jizyah (Indonesian), џи́зија (džízija) [feminine] (Macedonian), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gazīd) (Middle Persian), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gazīdag) (Middle Persian), djiziya [class-9] (Ngazidja Comorian), جزیه (cizye) (Ottoman Turkish), گزیت (gazit) (Persian), گزید (gazid) (Persian), dżizja [feminine] (Polish), джи́зья (džízʹja) (Russian), jizya (Swedish), cizye (Turkish), kafa vergisi (Turkish)

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