dhimmi

English

Etymology

From French dhimmi, from Arabic ذِمِّيّ‎ (ḏimmiyy, “a dhimmi”), from ذِمَّة‎ (ḏimma, “protection, custody”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈðɪmiː/

Noun

dhimmi (plural dhimmis)

  1. (Islam, chiefly historical) A protected and specially taxed non-Muslim subject of a state governed under dhimma, a form of social contract, in accordance with sharia law.

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