jiz·ya also jiz·yah 
(jēzyə)
(jēzyə)n.
Under traditional shari'a law, a poll tax levied on non-Muslim subjects of an Islamic state.
[Arabic jizya, from Syriac gzitā, poll tax, from emphatic state of gazyā, feminine of gzē, paid, passive participle of gzā, to pay; akin to Arabic jazā, to repay, give recompense, and Sabaean gzyt, award, commendation (sense uncertain).]