different between alms vs zadakat

English

Etymology

From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alimosina, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin ele?mosyna, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ele?mosún?, “alms”), from ????? (eleé?, “I have mercy”), from ????? (éleos, “mercy”). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (“alms”), Dutch aalmoes (“alms”), German Almosen (“alms”). Doublet of eleemosynary.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mz/, /?lmz/
• Rhymes: -??mz
• Homophone: arms (non-rhotic accents)

Noun

alms (plural alms)

1. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

   She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms.

   Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.

   • c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints

     St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.

Derived terms

• almsgiver
• almsgiving

Related terms

• eleemosynary

Descendants

• Gullah: aa'ms

Translations

Anagrams

• AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, MASL, SAML, SLAM, lams, mals, masl, salm, slam

Swedish

Noun

alms

1. indefinite genitive singular of alm

Anagrams

• mals, smal

English

Etymology

From Classical Arabic ???????? (?adaqa, “charity”)

Noun

zadakat (uncountable)

1. (Islam) voluntary alms, or righteous acts

See also

• zakat