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قِيرَاط
4 English words descend from Arabic
قِيرَاط
, most common first.
carat
A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
kirat
A Middle Eastern unit of area, ¹⁄₂₄ of a feddan.
qirat
A unit of weight, one twentieth of a mithqal.
quilate
Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.