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miskal

miskal is the alternative spelling of mithqal.

Meaning of mithqal

Noun

mithqal (plural mithqals)

  1. A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.
    • The Wazir brought him and the King said, "Give him a thousand miskals of gold from the treasury, and load him ten camels with goods for trade, and send him under escort to his own town."1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Night 13”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a...
  2. A coin originally having such a weight.

Forms of miskal

pluralmiskals

Questions about miskal

What is miskal the alternative spelling of?
Miskal is the alternative spelling of mithqal.

Words near miskal in the dictionary

  1. misjuncture
  2. misjunctures
  3. misjustice
  4. misjustices
  5. Miska
  6. miskal
  7. miskals
  8. Miskas
  9. Miske
  10. miskeen
  11. miskeep

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