زكاة

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ز ك و (z-k-w).

Noun

زَكَاة (zakāh) f (plural زَكَوَات (zakawāt))

  1. purification from excess, to free from inefficiencies, to dispense filth
  2. almsgiving, zakat (one of the five pillars of Islam)
  3. purifying (of the soul)
    1. (adverbially) in piety, in purity

Declension

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