زکات

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zä.kʰɑːt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zä.kʰɑːt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zä.kʰɔːt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? zakāt
Dari reading? zakāt
Iranian reading? zakât
Tajik reading? zakot

Noun
Dari زکات
Iranian Persian
Tajik закот

زکات • (zakât)

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زکات (zakāt), ultimately from Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of زکوٰۃ (zakát)

References
  • “زکات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “زکات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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