قيراط

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, carob).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قِيرَاط (qīrāṭm (plural قَرَارِيط (qarārīṭ))

  1. carat
  2. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a linear measure, 124 of a دِيرَا (dīrā), – one inch
  3. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a square measure, 124 of a فَدَّان (faddān) – 175.035 square meters
  4. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a dry measure, 132 of a قَدَح (qadaḥ), 1256 of a كَيْلَة (kayla), 13072 of a إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb) – 0.064 liters
  5. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a weight measure, 116 of a دِرْهَم (dirham), – 0.195 grams

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Amharic: ቂራጥ (ḳiraṭ)
  • English: kirat
  • Galician: quilate
  • Ge'ez: ቂራጥ (ḳiraṭ)
  • Italian: carato
  • Middle French: carat
  • Portuguese: quilate
  • Spanish: quilate (see there for further descendants)
  • Sicilian: caratu

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, carob).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قيراط (gīrāṭm (plural قَرَاريط (garārīṭ))

  1. carat (measure of purity of gold), pure gold being 24 carats.
  2. A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.