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From Italian oca < French oque < Turkish okka < Arabic Template:ARchar wuqīye, probably through Syriac from Greek ουγκιά < Latin uncia ‘ounce, twelfth part’ < unus ‘one’.

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oka (plural oka or okas)

a unit of weight in Egypt (and formerly Turkey): 37 grams (one twelfth ratl) in Egypt, 320 grams in Aleppo, 213.39 grams in Beirut, 240 grams in Jerusalem.
a unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

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 ==English==
 ===Etymology===
-From Italian [[oca]], from French [[oque]], from Turkish [[okka]], from Arabic {{ARchar|[[وقية]]}} ''ūqiya'', probably through Syriac from Greek [[ουγκια]], from Latin [[uncia]] ‘ounce, twelfth part’, from [[unus]] ‘one’.
+From Italian [[oca]] < French [[oque]] < Turkish [[okka]] < Arabic {{ARchar|[[وقية]]}} ''wuqīye'', probably through Syriac from Greek [[ουγκιά]] < Latin [[uncia]] ‘ounce, twelfth part’ < [[unus]] ‘one’.
 ===Pronunciation===
-[[IPA]]: /'ɒkə/
+{{IPA|/'ɒkə/}}
 ===Noun===
 {{en-noun|oka|okas}}
-# a unit of weight in Egypt (and formerly Turkey), now usually around 1.3 kilograms
+# a unit of weight in Egypt (and formerly Turkey): 37 grams (one twelfth [[ratl]]) in Egypt, 320 grams in Aleppo, 213.39 grams in Beirut, 240 grams in Jerusalem.
-# a unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres
+# a unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
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 '''oka'''
-# [[bake]]
+#to [[bake]]
-[[Category:Swahili language]]
+[[Category:Swahili verbs]]
 [[io:oka]]