زکوۃ
Urdu
Alternative forms
- زکوٰہ (zakáh)
- زکواۃ (zakát)
- زکات (zakāt)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic زَكَوٰة (zakawā), specifically Classical Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zə.kɑːt̪/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
زکوٰۃ • (zakát) f (Hindi spelling ज़कात) (indeclinable)
- alms, zakat
- (Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam.
References
- “زکواۃ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “زَکوٰۃ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.