رطل

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of لِتْر (litr), a later French loanword.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ritˤl/

Noun

رِطْل or رَطْل or رُطْل • (riṭl or raṭl or ruṭl) m (plural أَرْطَال (ʔarṭāl))

1. (historical units of measurement) rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg)
2. (units of measurement) pound

Declension

Declension of noun رِطْل (riṭl)‎; رَطْل (raṭl)‎; رُطْل (ruṭl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِطْل‎; رَطْل‎; رُطْل riṭl‎; raṭl‎; ruṭl	الرِّطْل‎; الرَّطْل‎; الرُّطْل ar-riṭl‎; ar-raṭl‎; ar-ruṭl	رِطْل‎; رَطْل‎; رُطْل riṭl‎; raṭl‎; ruṭl
nominative	رِطْلٌ‎; رَطْلٌ‎; رُطْلٌ riṭlun‎; raṭlun‎; ruṭlun	الرِّطْلُ‎; الرَّطْلُ‎; الرُّطْلُ ar-riṭlu‎; ar-raṭlu‎; ar-ruṭlu	رِطْلُ‎; رَطْلُ‎; رُطْلُ riṭlu‎; raṭlu‎; ruṭlu
accusative	رِطْلًا‎; رَطْلًا‎; رُطْلًا riṭlan‎; raṭlan‎; ruṭlan	الرِّطْلَ‎; الرَّطْلَ‎; الرُّطْلَ ar-riṭla‎; ar-raṭla‎; ar-ruṭla	رِطْلَ‎; رَطْلَ‎; رُطْلَ riṭla‎; raṭla‎; ruṭla
genitive	رِطْلٍ‎; رَطْلٍ‎; رُطْلٍ riṭlin‎; raṭlin‎; ruṭlin	الرِّطْلِ‎; الرَّطْلِ‎; الرُّطْلِ ar-riṭli‎; ar-raṭli‎; ar-ruṭli	رِطْلِ‎; رَطْلِ‎; رُطْلِ riṭli‎; raṭli‎; ruṭli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِطْلَيْن‎; رَطْلَيْن‎; رُطْلَيْن riṭlayn‎; raṭlayn‎; ruṭlayn	الرِّطْلَيْن‎; الرَّطْلَيْن‎; الرُّطْلَيْن ar-riṭlayn‎; ar-raṭlayn‎; ar-ruṭlayn	رِطْلَيْ‎; رَطْلَيْ‎; رُطْلَيْ riṭlay‎; raṭlay‎; ruṭlay
nominative	رِطْلَانِ‎; رَطْلَانِ‎; رُطْلَانِ riṭlāni‎; raṭlāni‎; ruṭlāni	الرِّطْلَانِ‎; الرَّطْلَانِ‎; الرُّطْلَانِ ar-riṭlāni‎; ar-raṭlāni‎; ar-ruṭlāni	رِطْلَا‎; رَطْلَا‎; رُطْلَا riṭlā‎; raṭlā‎; ruṭlā
accusative	رِطْلَيْنِ‎; رَطْلَيْنِ‎; رُطْلَيْنِ riṭlayni‎; raṭlayni‎; ruṭlayni	الرِّطْلَيْنِ‎; الرَّطْلَيْنِ‎; الرُّطْلَيْنِ ar-riṭlayni‎; ar-raṭlayni‎; ar-ruṭlayni	رِطْلَيْ‎; رَطْلَيْ‎; رُطْلَيْ riṭlay‎; raṭlay‎; ruṭlay
genitive	رِطْلَيْنِ‎; رَطْلَيْنِ‎; رُطْلَيْنِ riṭlayni‎; raṭlayni‎; ruṭlayni	الرِّطْلَيْنِ‎; الرَّطْلَيْنِ‎; الرُّطْلَيْنِ ar-riṭlayni‎; ar-raṭlayni‎; ar-ruṭlayni	رِطْلَيْ‎; رَطْلَيْ‎; رُطْلَيْ riṭlay‎; raṭlay‎; ruṭlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرْطَال ʔarṭāl	الْأَرْطَال al-ʔarṭāl	أَرْطَال ʔarṭāl
nominative	أَرْطَالٌ ʔarṭālun	الْأَرْطَالُ al-ʔarṭālu	أَرْطَالُ ʔarṭālu
accusative	أَرْطَالًا ʔarṭālan	الْأَرْطَالَ al-ʔarṭāla	أَرْطَالَ ʔarṭāla
genitive	أَرْطَالٍ ʔarṭālin	الْأَرْطَالِ al-ʔarṭāli	أَرْطَالِ ʔarṭāli

Descendants

• → English: rottol, rotol, rotolo, rottolo, rotal, rotl, rottil, rottle, rutl, rethel, rethl, rattle, ratl
• → Italian: rotolo
• → Portuguese: arrátel
• → Spanish: arrelde
• → Swahili: ratili
• → Turkish: ratl / رطل
• → Urdu: رطل

References

• “ryṭlˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “lyṭr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “رطل” in Almaany
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “رطل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 535
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 202

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic رِطْل (riṭl), from Aramaic רִיטְלָא (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of لیتره.

Noun

رطل • (ratl, ritl)

1. (historical units of measurement) rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg.)
2. winecup, goblet, cup of wine

Descendants

• Turkish: ratl

References

• "رطل" in Ottoman Turkish Dictionary

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِطْل (riṭl). Doublet of لیتر (lītr / litr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈritl/, /ˈratl/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪt̪l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪt̪l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɪt̪l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rit̪l̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹet̪ʰl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾit̪l]

Readings
Classical reading?	ritl, ratl
Dari reading?	ritl
Iranian reading?	retl
Tajik reading?	ritl

Noun

رطل • (ratl, ritl / retl) (Tajik spelling ритл) (historical)

1. rottol (historical unit of measurement)
2. (dated) large cup; large goblet

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “رطل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رِطْل (riṭl), from Aramaic רִיטְלָא (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Noun

رطل • (rat̤l)

1. (units of measurement) pound
2. a pound weight
3. (units of measurement) a pint

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “رطل”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.