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单词 zakat
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zakat

[ zuh-kaht ]
/ zəˈkɑt /

noun Islam.

a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam.
Also za·kah [zuh-kah]. /zəˈkɑ/.
Also called sadaqat.

Origin of zakat

1800–05; <Turkish zekât or Persian zakāt<Arabic zakāh

Words nearby zakat

Zaidi, zaikai, zaire, Zairian, Zak, zakat, Zákinthos, Zakiya, zakuska, zakuski, Zakynthos
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Example sentences from the Web for zakat

  • The second, called the Zakat, was a customs due levied on all merchandise entering Kashgar.

    The Life of Yakoob Beg|Demetrius Boulger
  • The principal taxes were the tithe on the produce of the land, called "ushr" and the zakat (fortieth), on merchandise and cattle.

    The Life of Yakoob Beg|Demetrius Boulger

British Dictionary definitions for zakat

zakat
/ (zaˈkat) /

noun

Islam an annual tax on Muslims to aid the poor in the Muslim community

Word Origin for zakat

from Arabic zakāt alms
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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