qantar
English edit
Noun edit
qantar (plural qantars)
- Alternative spelling of kantar
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قِنْطار (qinṭār), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܛܝܢܪܐ (qanṭīnārā), from Ancient Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium. Doublet of ċentinarju.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qantar m (dual qantarejn, plural qnatar)
- a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in farming, equivalent to 100 ratal, that is officially 175 imperial pounds (79.38 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 80 kilogrammes
See also edit
Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār).
Noun edit
qantar
- A unit of weight: 1 qantar = 2.5 pot = 40.951 kg (archaic)
- A unit of force: 1 qantar = 401.5949 N (newton) (archaic)
Declension edit
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declension of qantar
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qantar | qantar |
| genitive | qantar | qantar |
| dative | qantar | qantar |
| accusative | qantar | qantar |
| locative | qantar | qantar |
| ablative | qantar | qantar |