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Etymology

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Probably through Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ (ʾūnqīyā) from Ancient Greek οὐγγία (oungía), οὐγκία (ounkía), from Latin uncia (ounce, twelfth part), from ūnus (one).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyyaf (plural أُوقِيَّات (ʔūqiyyāt) or أَوَاق (ʔawāq))

  1. awqiyyah (ounce), a unit of weight in Egypt: 37 grams (one twelfth ratl)
  2. a unit of weight in Aleppo: 320 grams
  3. a unit of weight in Beirut: 213.39 grams
  4. a unit of weight in Jerusalem: 240 grams
  5. a unit of weight in Morocco: approximately 62.5 grams
  6. a unit of weight in Malta: approximately 26.46 grams
  7. ouguiya (currency of Mauritania) (only in this form, not وُقِيَّة (wuqiyya))
  8. ounce (just the same as the English or even to translate it)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: uqija
  • Swahili: wakia
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوقه (okka) (see there for further descendants)