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zakat

Pronunciation: /zəˈkɑːt/
Definition of zakat

noun

[mass noun]
  • payment made annually under Islamic law on certain kinds of property and used for charitable and religious purposes, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Origin:

via Persian and Urdu from Arabic zakā(t) 'almsgiving'

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