English
iqta
Iqta comes from Arabic إقْطَاع.
- Arabicc. 500–presentإقْطَاعʔiqṭāʕ
- Englishtodayiqta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentإقْطَاعʔiqṭāʕ
- Englishtodayiqta
Every English word from Arabic إقْطَاع
Today it means
noun The Islamic practice of farming out tax revenues yielded by land granted temporarily to army officials in place of a regular wage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic إقْطَاع / iqta