The story
- Arabic · borrowed fromأُوقِيَّة
- English todayawqiyyah
From Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and oka.
Words from the same roots
Arabicأُوقِيَّة all →
ouguiya
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
awqiyyah
Today it means: An Egyptian unit of weight equivalent to about 37 grams (1.3 oz.) Full definition →
Arabic أُوقِيَّة