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kharaj

kharaj noun: a kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.

Noun

kharaj (uncountable)

  1. A kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.
  2. (historical) A lump sum duty levied by Muslims upon the lands of conquered provinces.
  3. (historical) A land tax levied by Muslim rulers on non-Muslim subjects or dhimmis.
    Synonyms:
    jizya

Synonyms of kharaj

Forms of kharaj

alternative formkhiraj

Origin of kharaj

Borrowed from Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj).

Questions about kharaj

What does kharaj mean?
Kharaj means a kind of individual Islamic tax on agricultural land and its produce.
What part of speech is kharaj?
Kharaj is a noun.

Words near kharaj in the dictionary

  1. Khar
  2. kharaelakhite
  3. Kharaghoda
  4. Kharagpur
  5. Kharaharapriya
  6. kharaj
  7. Kharak
  8. Kharatian
  9. Kharatians
  10. Kharatyan
  11. Kharatyans

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