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zakat in Arabic

زَكَاة zakāh

/zəˈkɑːt/US/zəˈkɑt/

zakat in Arabic: زَكَاة (zakāh). In English, zakat means almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.

Arabic words for zakat

almsgiving in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property, which is used for charitable purposes
زَكَاة zakāh

English meaning of zakat

  1. noun Almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.

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Questions about zakat in Arabic

What is the meaning of zakat in Arabic?
Zakat in Arabic is زَكَاة (zakāh).
ما معنى كلمة zakat؟
Zakat: زَكَاة (zakāh).
What does zakat mean in English?
Zakat means almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.

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