qirat

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noun

A unit of weight, one twentieth of a mithqal.

OriginArabic قِيرَاط →
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Meanings

nounqirat (plural qirats)

plural qirats

  1. A unit of weight, one twentieth of a mithqal.

Origin

  1. Arabicقِيرَاط
  2. Englishqirat

From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ). Doublet of carat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tariq
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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