قيراط

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qiː.raːtˤ/

Noun

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

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

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

Descendants

→ Amharic: ቂራጥ (ḳiraṭ)
→ English: kirat
→ Galician: quilate
→ Ge'ez: ቂራጥ (ḳiraṭ)
→ Italian: carato
→ Middle French: carat
- → English: carat
→ Portuguese: quilate
→ Spanish: quilate (see there for further descendants)
→ Sicilian: caratu

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡiː.raːtˤ/

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.