jizya
noun
jizya is spelled J-I-Z-Y-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jizya means “A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jizya is jizyas.
How many letters and syllables are in jizya?
| Letters | 5: J-I-Z-Y-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jizya?
Jizya appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of jizya
- jizyas plural
- jeziah
- jezya
- jezyah
- jizyah
- zajiya
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jizya mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jizya in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense per capita tax:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dschisja, Dschizya |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jizya come from?
From Arabic جِزْيَة (jizya), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲 (gzyt /gazīd/), 𐭢𐭦𐭩𐭲𐭪𐭩 (gzytky /gazīdag/, “poll-tax”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).