قيراط

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قيراط

/qiː.raːtˤ/

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carat, a Byzantine coin”).

noun قِيرَاط · qīrāṭ · قَرَارِيط · الْقِيرَاط

carat
Egypt, obsolete a linear measure, ¹⁄₂₄ of a دِيرَا (dīrā), – one inch
Egypt, obsolete a square measure, ¹⁄₂₄ of a فَدَّان (faddān) – 175.035 square meters
Egypt, obsolete a dry measure, ¹⁄₃₂ of a قَدَح (qadaḥ), ¹⁄₂₅₆ of a كَيْلَة (kayla), ¹⁄₃₀₇₂ of a إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb) – 0.064 liters
Egypt, obsolete a weight measure, ¹⁄₁₆ of a دِرْهَم (dirham), – 0.195 grams

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carat mass

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"قيراط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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قيراط. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قيراط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}