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iqta

iqta noun: the Islamic practice of farming out tax revenues yielded by land granted temporarily to army officials in place of a regular wage.

Noun

iqta (countable and uncountable, plural iqtas)

  1. (historical) The Islamic practice of farming out tax revenues yielded by land granted temporarily to army officials in place of a regular wage.

Forms of iqta

pluraliqtas

Origin of iqta

From Arabic إقْطَاع (ʔiqṭāʕ).

Questions about iqta

What does iqta mean?
Iqta means the Islamic practice of farming out tax revenues yielded by land granted temporarily to army officials in place of a regular wage.
What part of speech is iqta?
Iqta is a noun.
What is the plural of iqta?
The plural of iqta is iqtas.

Words near iqta in the dictionary

  1. iqmik
  2. IQP
  3. IQR
  4. IQs
  5. IQs of room temperature
  6. iqta
  7. iqtadar
  8. iqtadars
  9. iqtas
  10. iquindamine
  11. iquiqueite

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