wiżna
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Contents
1
Maltese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
See also
Maltese
Etymology
From
Arabic
وَزْنة
(
wazna
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈwɪzna/
Noun
wiżna
f
(
plural
wiżniet
,
dual
wiżintejn
)
a traditional unit of
weight
, still used e.g. in
farming
and
household
contexts, equivalent to 5
ratal
, that is officially 8.75 imperial
pounds
(3.969 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 4
kilogrammes
See also
uqija
ratal
qantar
Categories
:
Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
Maltese terms derived from Arabic
Maltese 2-syllable words
Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
Maltese lemmas
Maltese nouns
Maltese feminine nouns
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