Where does “زکات” come from?
زکات (Persian) comes from Arabic زَكَاة, from Arabic زَكَوٰة, from Aramaic זכותא, from Hebrew זכי, from Hebrew זכה — to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit.
زکات (Persian): Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam
Definitions
- Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam
Ancestry of “زکات”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | زَكَاة | almsgiving, zakat |
| 2 | Arabic | زَكَوٰة | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | זכותא | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | זכי | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | זכה | to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit |
Words derived from “زکات”