wakia

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wakia

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Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).

noun wakia

class ix An ounce.
Similar: aunsi
class ix, obsolete An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin.

In English

ounce 28.3495 g

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"wakia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/wakia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wakia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wakia

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"wakia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wakia.

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@misc{wakia_2026,
  title = {wakia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wakia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}