رطل

العربية

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رطل

/ritˤl/

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From Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of لِتْر (litr), a later French loanword.

noun رِطْل · رَطْل · رُطْل · riṭl · raṭl · ruṭl

rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg)
pound

In English

pound unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)
rottol unit of dry weight

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"رطل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

رطل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%84

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"رطل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رطل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}