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kantar

UK/kənˈtɑː/US/kənˈtɑr/

kantar noun: a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt).

Noun

kantar (plural kantars)

  1. A unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt).

kantar meaning in Arabic and Persian

kantar in Arabic

unit of weight
قِنْطَار qinṭār

kantar in Persian

unit of weight
قنطار qentâr

Forms of kantar

pluralkantars
alternative formcantar
alternative formqantar

Origin of kantar

From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal.

Questions about kantar

What does kantar mean?
Kantar means a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt).
What is kantar in Arabic?
Kantar in Arabic is قِنْطَار (qinṭār). See Kantar meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is kantar?
Kantar is a noun.
How do you pronounce kantar?
Kantar is pronounced /kənˈtɑr/ (US).
What is the plural of kantar?
The plural of kantar is kantars.

Words near kantar in the dictionary

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  5. Kant
  6. kantar
  7. Kantara
  8. kantars
  9. Kante
  10. Kantean
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