qafiz
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qafiz
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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).
noun qafizes · cafiz
- A traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.
- Any of various medieval units of dry or liquid measure derived from the qafiz.
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Talk about this word "qafiz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/qafiz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. qafiz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/qafiz "qafiz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/qafiz.Cite this
@misc{qafiz_2026,
title = {qafiz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qafiz},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
