dhimma
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma, “protection, custody”), from ذَمَّ (ḏamma, “to blame”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈðɪmma/
Noun
dhimma (plural dhimmas)
- 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.
- A dhimmi.
Related terms
- dhimmi
- dhimmitude
See also
dhimma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- servitude