jizya

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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.
    Synonym: kharaj
    • 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 122:
      Ending jizya lifted a real burden on the poor, and promised, at least symbolically, a greater equality between the followers of different faiths.

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