كيلجة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• كَيْلَكة (kaylaka), كَيْلَقَة (kaylaqa), قَيْلَقَة (qaylaqa)

Etymology

A Medieval Iraqi re-borrowing presumed to be derived from an Iranian variant of كَيْل (kayl) and كَيْلَة (kayla), both Medieval dry measures found in Syria and Egypt respectively, all ultimately rooting from ك ي ل (k-y-l).

Noun

كَيْلَجَة • (kaylaja) f (plural كَيَالِجَة (kayālija) or كَيَالِج (kayālij))

1. (in 10th century Iraq) a dry measure (equivalent to 2 مَنّ (mann) - approximately 1.625 kg. or 2.138 liters)

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْلَجَة (kaylaja)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْلَجَة kaylaja	الْكَيْلَجَة al-kaylaja	كَيْلَجَة kaylajat
Nominative	كَيْلَجَةٌ kaylajatun	الْكَيْلَجَةُ al-kaylajatu	كَيْلَجَةُ kaylajatu
Accusative	كَيْلَجَةً kaylajatan	الْكَيْلَجَةَ al-kaylajata	كَيْلَجَةَ kaylajata
Genitive	كَيْلَجَةٍ kaylajatin	الْكَيْلَجَةِ al-kaylajati	كَيْلَجَةِ kaylajati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْلَجَتَيْن kaylajatayn	الْكَيْلَجَتَيْن al-kaylajatayn	كَيْلَجَتَيْ kaylajatay
Nominative	كَيْلَجَتَانِ kaylajatāni	الْكَيْلَجَتَانِ al-kaylajatāni	كَيْلَجَتَا kaylajatā
Accusative	كَيْلَجَتَيْنِ kaylajatayni	الْكَيْلَجَتَيْنِ al-kaylajatayni	كَيْلَجَتَيْ kaylajatay
Genitive	كَيْلَجَتَيْنِ kaylajatayni	الْكَيْلَجَتَيْنِ al-kaylajatayni	كَيْلَجَتَيْ kaylajatay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيَالِجَة‎; كَيَالِج kayālija‎; kayālij	الْكَيَالِجَة‎; الْكَيَالِج al-kayālija‎; al-kayālij	كَيَالِجَة‎; كَيَالِج kayālijat‎; kayālij
Nominative	كَيَالِجَةٌ‎; كَيَالِجُ kayālijatun‎; kayāliju	الْكَيَالِجَةُ‎; الْكَيَالِجُ al-kayālijatu‎; al-kayāliju	كَيَالِجَةُ‎; كَيَالِجُ kayālijatu‎; kayāliju
Accusative	كَيَالِجَةً‎; كَيَالِجَ kayālijatan‎; kayālija	الْكَيَالِجَةَ‎; الْكَيَالِجَ al-kayālijata‎; al-kayālija	كَيَالِجَةَ‎; كَيَالِجَ kayālijata‎; kayālija
Genitive	كَيَالِجَةٍ‎; كَيَالِجَ kayālijatin‎; kayālija	الْكَيَالِجَةِ‎; الْكَيَالِجِ al-kayālijati‎; al-kayāliji	كَيَالِجَةِ‎; كَيَالِجِ kayālijati‎; kayāliji

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “كيلجة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 506
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 204
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “كيلجة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 53
• Michael Jan de Goeje, editor (1879), Indices, glossarium et addenda et emendanda ad part. I–III (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 7)‎^[3] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1879, page 346
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كيلجة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 903