قيراط

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qiː.raːtˁ/

Noun

قِيرَاط • (qīrāṭ) m (plural قَرَارِيط‎ (qarārīṭ))

carat
(obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a linear measure, ¹⁄₂₄ of a دِيرا‎,‎ – one inch
(obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a square measure, ¹⁄₂₄ of a فَدَّان‎‎ – 175.035 m²
(obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a dry measure, ¹⁄₃₂ of a قَدَح‎‎, ¹⁄₂₅₆ of a كَيْلَة‎‎, ¹⁄₃₀₇₂ of a إِرْدَبّ‎‎ – 0.064 ℓ
(obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a weight measure, ¹⁄₁₆ of a دِرْهَم‎,‎ – 0.195 g

Declension

Declension of noun قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيرَاط qīrāṭ	الْقِيرَاط‎ al-qīrāṭ	قِيرَاط qīrāṭ
Nominative	قِيرَاطٌ qīrāṭun	الْقِيرَاطُ‎ al-qīrāṭu	قِيرَاطُ qīrāṭu
Accusative	قِيرَاطًا‎ qīrāṭan	الْقِيرَاطَ‎ al-qīrāṭa	قِيرَاطَ qīrāṭa
Genitive	قِيرَاطٍ qīrāṭin	الْقِيرَاطِ‎ al-qīrāṭi	قِيرَاطِ qīrāṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيرَاطَيْن‎ qīrāṭayn	الْقِيرَاطَيْن‎ al-qīrāṭayn	قِيرَاطَيْ‎ qīrāṭay
Nominative	قِيرَاطَانِ‎ qīrāṭāni	الْقِيرَاطَانِ‎ al-qīrāṭāni	قِيرَاطَا‎ qīrāṭā
Accusative	قِيرَاطَيْنِ‎ qīrāṭayni	الْقِيرَاطَيْنِ‎ al-qīrāṭayni	قِيرَاطَيْ‎ qīrāṭay
Genitive	قِيرَاطَيْنِ‎ qīrāṭayni	الْقِيرَاطَيْنِ‎ al-qīrāṭayni	قِيرَاطَيْ‎ qīrāṭay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرَارِيط‎ qarārīṭ	الْقَرَارِيط‎ al-qarārīṭ	قَرَارِيط‎ qarārīṭ
Nominative	قَرَارِيطُ‎ qarārīṭu	الْقَرَارِيطُ‎ al-qarārīṭu	قَرَارِيطُ‎ qarārīṭu
Accusative	قَرَارِيطَ‎ qarārīṭa	الْقَرَارِيطَ‎ al-qarārīṭa	قَرَارِيطَ‎ qarārīṭa
Genitive	قَرَارِيطَ‎ qarārīṭa	الْقَرَارِيطِ‎ al-qarārīṭi	قَرَارِيطِ‎ qarārīṭi

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِيرَاط‎ (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡiːraːtˁ/

Noun

قيراط • (gīrāṭ) m

(plural قَرَاريط‎ ‎(garārīṭ))

carat (measure of purity of gold), pure gold being 24 carats.
A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.

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