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طسق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily relates to a specific type of land tax or tribute, often of Persian origin, levied on agricultural land. It signifies a fixed payment derived from the produce or value of the land.

Derived headwords

الطَّسْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Land taxclassical

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

  2. 2.
    Tributeclassical

    A payment made by a subject to a ruler or state, specifically referring to a tax on land.

Parallel reading

الوظيفة من خراج الأرض، فارسي معرب.
The function/duty from the land-tax, a Persian loanword.
اكتب عمر إلى عثمان بن حنيف في رجلين من أهل الذمة أسلما: " ارفع الجزية عن رؤوسهما، وخذ الطسق من أرضيهما ".
Umar wrote to Uthman ibn Hunaif concerning two men from the People of the Covenant who had embraced Islam: 'Remove the poll tax from their heads, and take the land tax from their lands.'