زكاة
zakat
/za-KAT/
obligatory charity
aumône obligatoire
nounstandard
How to say "obligatory charity" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "obligatory charity" is zakat (زكاة), pronounced /za-KAT/. The French equivalent is "aumône obligatoire."
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