dhimmi

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French dhimmi, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic ذِمِّيّ (ḏimmiyy, “a dhimmi”), from ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðɪmiː/

Noun

dhimmi (plural dhimmis)

1. (Islam, chiefly historical) A protected and specially taxed non-Muslim subject of a state governed under dhimma, a form of social contract, in accordance with sharia law.

Derived terms

• dhimmitude

See also

• jizya