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nisab

nisab noun: a minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).

Noun

nisab (uncountable)

  1. A minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).

Origin of nisab

From Arabic نِصَاب (niṣāb)

Questions about nisab

What does nisab mean?
Nisab means a minimum amount of wealth beyond which one must pay zakat (alms).
What part of speech is nisab?
Nisab is a noun.

Words near nisab in the dictionary

  1. nirvanas
  2. nirvanic
  3. nirvanol
  4. nirwana
  5. nis
  6. nisab
  7. Nisaba
  8. Nisaea
  9. Nisaean
  10. Nisaian
  11. Nisan

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