Where does “زكاة” come from?
زكاة (Arabic) comes from Arabic زَكَوٰة, from Aramaic זכותא, from Hebrew זכי, from Hebrew זכה — to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit.
زكاة (Arabic): zakat, almsgiving; purification from excess, to...
Definitions
- zakat, almsgiving; purification from excess, to...
Ancestry of “زكاة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | زَكَوٰة | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | זכותא | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | זכי | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | זכה | to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit |