زکات

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh, “almsgiving, zakat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /za.ˈkaːt/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.kʰɑːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.kʰɑːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.kʰɑːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.kʰɔːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.kʰɒːt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.kʰɔt̪]

• Rhymes: -aːt

Readings
Classical reading?	zakāt
Dari reading?	zakāt
Iranian reading?	zakât
Tajik reading?	zakot

Noun

زکات • (zakāt / zakât) (Tajik spelling закот)

1. (Islam) zakat (almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زَکَات (zakāt), ultimately from Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.kɑːt̪/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

زَکات • (zakāt) f (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ज़कात)

1. alternative form of زکوٰۃ (zakát)

References

• “زکات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “زکات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.