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qafiz

qafiz noun: a traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.

Noun

qafiz (plural qafizes)

  1. (historical) A traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.
  2. (historical) Any of various medieval units of dry or liquid measure derived from the qafiz.

qafiz meaning in Urdu, Arabic and Persian

qafiz in Urdu

Traditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
قفیز

qafiz in Arabic

Traditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
قَفِيز qafīz

qafiz in Persian

Traditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
خویز

Forms of qafiz

pluralqafizes
alternative formcafiz

Origin of qafiz

From Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Doublet of cahiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).

Questions about qafiz

What does qafiz mean?
Qafiz means a traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.
What is qafiz in Urdu?
Qafiz in Urdu is قفیز. See Qafiz meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is qafiz?
Qafiz is a noun.
What is the plural of qafiz?
The plural of qafiz is qafizes.

Words near qafiz in the dictionary

  1. Qafar
  2. qafila
  3. qafilah
  4. qafilahs
  5. qafilas
  6. qafiz
  7. qafizes
  8. QAFL
  9. qagan
  10. qaganate
  11. qaganates

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