زکات

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh, “almsgiving, zakat”).

Noun

Dari	زکات
Iranian Persian
Tajik	закот

زکات • (zakât)

1. (Islam) zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زکات (zakāt), ultimately from Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.kɑːt̪/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

زَکات • (zakāt) f (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ज़कात) (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of زکوٰۃ (zakát)

References

• “زکات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “زکات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.