Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya, jizya).

Noun edit

جزیه (cizye)

  1. (Islam) jizya, a per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens
    Synonym: خراج (harac)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: cizye

Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /⁠gazīdag⁠/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /⁠gazīd⁠/, poll tax), or from Arabic ج ز ي (j z y); compare جَزَى (jazā, to repay). At least a semantic loan from Middle Persian. Compare the inherited گزیت (gazit).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? jizya
Dari reading? jizya
Iranian reading? jezye
Tajik reading? jizya

Noun edit

جزیه (jezye) (plural جزیه‌ها (jezye-hâ))

  1. jizya, tax paid by non-Muslims
  2. head tax
  3. customs tax
  4. land tax
  5. produce of the ground

Derived terms edit