dhimma

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”), from ذَمَّ (ḏamma, “to blame”).

Pronunciation

• (anglicized) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪmə/; (emulating Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈðɪm.(m)ɑ/

Noun

dhimma (plural dhimmas)

1. A form of social contract in a state under sharia law granting special status to all or certain non-Muslim subjects, providing rights of residence in return for taxes.
2. A dhimmi.

Related terms

• dhimmi
• dhimmitude

See also

• dhimma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• servitude