dhimma

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ⁧ذِمَّة⁩ (ḏimma, “protection, custody”), from ⁧ذَمَّ⁩ (ḏamma, “to blame”).

Pronunciation
  • (anglicized) IPA(key): /ˈdɪmə/; (emulating Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈðɪm.(m)ɑ/

Noun

dhimma (plural dhimmas)

  1. A form of social contract in a state under sharia law granting special status to all or certain non-Muslim subjects, providing rights of residence in return for taxes.
  2. A dhimmi.

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