dhimmi

noun

dhim·​mi

ˈdimē

variants or less commonly zimmi

plural dhimmis or dhimmi also zimmis or zimmi

: a person living in a region overrun by Muslim conquest who was accorded a protected status and allowed to retain his or her original faith

Word History

Etymology

Arabic dhimmīy

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