زکات

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic زَكَاة‎ (zakāh, “almsgiving, zakat”).

Noun

Iranian Persian	زکات
Dari	زکات
Tajik	закот (zakot)

زکات • (zakât)

(Islam) zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (zakât), ultimately from Arabic زَكَاة‎ (zakāh).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.kɑːt̪/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /zə.kɑːt̪/
Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

زَکات • (zakāt) f (Hindi spelling ज़कात) (indeclinable)

Alternative form of زکوٰۃ‎ (zakát)

References

“زکات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“زکات”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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