zunnar
Sign in to saveZunnar (also spelled "zunar" or "zonar"; '''') was a distinctive belt or girdle, part of the clothing that Dhimmi (e.g. Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians) were required to wear during the Middle Ages in regions under Islamic rule. Though not always enforced, the zunnar served as a tool to distinguish the dhimmi from Muslims and, together with a set of other rules, of discrimination.
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Zunnar (also spelled "zunar" or "zonar"; '') was a distinctive belt or girdle, part of the clothing that Dhimmi (e.g. Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians) were required to wear during the Middle Ages in regions under Islamic rule. Though not always enforced, the zunnar served as a tool to distinguish the dhimmi from Muslims and, together with a set of other rules, of discrimination.
==Etymology== The word originates from the diminutive of the Greek zone, probably via Aramaic zunnārā. In Syriac, it denotes the girdle worn by monks.
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