Arabic · noun · People & Roles
Muzara
मुज़ारा
said mu-ZAA-ra
also written: muzara, muzaria
Meaning
A share-cropping tenant who cultivates another's land for a portion of the produce.
Literally: one who farms (for shares)
Related words
PERSIAN
Kashtkar
A cultivator or tenant farmer who works the land; a tiller paying rent or revenue.
SANSKRIT
Batai
A mode of revenue assessment by crop-sharing, in which the state took a fixed share of the actual harvested produce.
ARABIC
Ryot
A peasant cultivator who tills the soil and pays land revenue; the common subject in the revenue order.