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jizya

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable, usually

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kharaj

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِزْيَة (jizya) — per capita tax
  • Armenian: ջիզիե (ǰizie) — per capita tax
  • Armenian: ջիզյա (ǰizya) — per capita tax
  • Azerbaijani: cizyə — per capita tax
  • Bengali: জিজিয়া (jijiẏa) — per capita tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉茲亞 /吉兹亚 (jízīyà) — per capita tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉茲亞稅 /吉兹亚税 (jízīyà shuì) — per capita tax
  • Ngazidja Comorian: djiziya — per capita tax
  • Dutch: djizja — per capita tax
  • German: Dschisja — per capita tax
  • German: Dschizya — per capita tax
  • Indonesian: jizyah — per capita tax
  • Macedonian: џи́зија (džízija) — per capita tax
  • Persian: گزیت (gazit) — per capita tax
  • Persian: گزید (gazid) — per capita tax
  • Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gazīd) — per capita tax
  • Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gazīdag) — per capita tax
  • Polish: dżizja — per capita tax
  • Russian: джи́зья (džízʹja) — per capita tax
  • Swahili: jizia — per capita tax
  • Swedish: jizya — per capita tax
  • Turkish: cizye — per capita tax
  • Turkish: kafa vergisi — per capita tax
  • Ottoman Turkish: جزیه (cizye) — per capita tax
  • Ottoman Turkish: خراج (harac) — per capita tax