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jizya, vulg. jazyā(for A. جزیة jizyat, fem.; rt. جزي 'to give as a satisfaction,' etc.), s.m. A capitation-tax levied on the non-Muslim subjects of a Mohammadangovernment; (local) a house-tax on the inhabitants of towns not engaged in tillage.
Origin: Persian