jizya

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Etymology

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

Noun

jizya (usually uncountable, plural jizyas)

  1. (Islam) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.
    • 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin 2017, p. 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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