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طسق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of land tax or tribute, often of Persian origin, levied on agricultural land. It also refers to a specific measure or capacity.

Derived headwords

الطَّسْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Land tax/tributeclassical

    A fixed amount of tax or tribute levied on agricultural land, often of Persian origin and adopted into Arabic administration.

  2. 2.
    Measure/capacityclassical

    A known measure or capacity, used for quantifying goods.

الطَّسْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Tax on landclassical

    A tax imposed on land, distinct from the poll tax (jizya) levied on individuals.

Parallel reading

ما يوضع من الوظيفة على الجربان من الخراج المقرر على الأرض، فارسي معرب.
What is imposed as a duty on the land from the fixed tribute on the land, a Persian loanword.
وكتب عمر إلى عثمان بن حنيف في رجلين من أهل الذمة أسلما: ارفع الجزية عن رؤوسهما وخذ الطسق من أرضيهما.
And Umar wrote to Uthman ibn Hunaif concerning two men from the People of the Covenant who became Muslim: 'Remove the jizya from their heads and take the tasq from their lands.'
الطسق شبه الخراج له مقدار معلوم، وليس بعربي خالص.
The tasq is like a tribute with a known amount, and it is not purely Arabic.
الطسق مكيال معروف.
The tasq is a known measure.