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qirat

qirat noun: a unit of weight, one twentieth of a mithqal.

Noun

qirat (plural qirats)

  1. A unit of weight, one twentieth of a mithqal.

Forms of qirat

pluralqirats

Origin of qirat

From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ). Doublet of carat.

Questions about qirat

What does qirat mean?
Qirat means a unit of weight, one twentieth of a mithqal.
What part of speech is qirat?
Qirat is a noun.
What is the plural of qirat?
The plural of qirat is qirats.

Words near qirat in the dictionary

  1. Qiqihar
  2. qiqéyt
  3. Qira
  4. qiran
  5. qirans
  6. qirat
  7. qirats
  8. Qirghiz
  9. qirsh
  10. qirshes
  11. qis

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