qafiz

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noun

A traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.

OriginArabic قَفِيز ← Aramaic קְפִיזָא ← Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ →
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Meanings

nounqafiz (plural qafizes)

plural qafizes · alternative cafiz

  1. historicalA traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.
  2. historicalAny of various medieval units of dry or liquid measure derived from the qafiz.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cahiz

Origin

  1. Classical Syriacܩܦܝܙܐ
  2. Aramaicקְפִיזָא
  3. Arabicقَفِيز
  4. Englishqafiz

From Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Doublet of cahiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).

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Translations

Arabic قَفِيز
  • قَفِيز (qafīz)Traditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Basque kahiz, kafiza
  • kahizTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
  • kafizaTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Catalan cafís
  • cafísTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
German Qafiz, Cahiz
  • QafizTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
  • CahizTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Italian cafiso, qafiz
  • cafisoTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
  • qafizTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
  • cafizTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Latin cafisium
  • cafisiumTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Persian خویز
  • خویزTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Portuguese cacifo
  • cacifoTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Spanish cahíz
  • cahízTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Urdu قفیز
  • قفیزTraditional Arab unit of volume or its various medieval equivalents
Cite this entry
APA

qafiz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qafiz

MLA

“qafiz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qafiz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qafiz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qafiz.

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