رطل

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Noun

رَطْل or رِطْل or رُطْل (raṭl or riṭl or ruṭl) m (plural أَرْطَال (ʾarṭāl))

  1. (historical units of measurement) rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg.)
  2. (units of measurement) pound
  3. a rottol or pound weight

Declension

Descendants

References

  • "رطل" in the Almaany English Arabic Dictionary.
  • "رطل" in the Reverso Dictionary.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic رطل (ratl), classical ritl. As a unit of weight, ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra)

Noun

رطل (ratl, ritl)

  1. (historical units of measurement) rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg.)
  2. a winecup, a goblet
  3. a cup of wine

Descendants

  • Turkish: ratl

References

  • "رطل" in the Ottoman Turkish Dictionary

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رطل, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra)

Noun

رطل (rat̤l)

  1. (units of measurement) pound
  2. a pound weight
  3. (units of measurement) a pint

References

  • "رطل" in The John Thompson Platts Dictionary of Urdu and Classical Hindi
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