قيراط

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qiː.raːtˤ/

Noun

قِيرَاط • (qīrāṭ) m (plural قَرَارِيط (qarārīṭ))

1. carat
2. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a linear measure, ¹⁄₂₄ of a دِيرَا (dīrā), – one inch
3. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a square measure, ¹⁄₂₄ of a فَدَّان (faddān) – 175.035 square meters
4. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a dry measure, ¹⁄₃₂ of a قَدَح (qadaḥ), ¹⁄₂₅₆ of a كَيْلَة (kayla), ¹⁄₃₀₇₂ of a إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb) – 0.064 liters
5. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan) a weight measure, ¹⁄₁₆ of a دِرْهَم (dirham), – 0.195 grams

Declension

Declension of noun قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيرَاط qīrāṭ	الْقِيرَاط al-qīrāṭ	قِيرَاط qīrāṭ
Nominative	قِيرَاطٌ qīrāṭun	الْقِيرَاطُ al-qīrāṭu	قِيرَاطُ qīrāṭu
Accusative	قِيرَاطًا qīrāṭan	الْقِيرَاطَ al-qīrāṭa	قِيرَاطَ qīrāṭa
Genitive	قِيرَاطٍ qīrāṭin	الْقِيرَاطِ al-qīrāṭi	قِيرَاطِ qīrāṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيرَاطَيْن qīrāṭayn	الْقِيرَاطَيْن al-qīrāṭayn	قِيرَاطَيْ qīrāṭay
Nominative	قِيرَاطَانِ qīrāṭāni	الْقِيرَاطَانِ al-qīrāṭāni	قِيرَاطَا qīrāṭā
Accusative	قِيرَاطَيْنِ qīrāṭayni	الْقِيرَاطَيْنِ al-qīrāṭayni	قِيرَاطَيْ qīrāṭay
Genitive	قِيرَاطَيْنِ qīrāṭayni	الْقِيرَاطَيْنِ al-qīrāṭayni	قِيرَاطَيْ qīrāṭay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرَارِيط qarārīṭ	الْقَرَارِيط al-qarārīṭ	قَرَارِيط qarārīṭ
Nominative	قَرَارِيطُ qarārīṭu	الْقَرَارِيطُ al-qarārīṭu	قَرَارِيطُ qarārīṭu
Accusative	قَرَارِيطَ qarārīṭa	الْقَرَارِيطَ al-qarārīṭa	قَرَارِيطَ qarārīṭa
Genitive	قَرَارِيطَ qarārīṭa	الْقَرَارِيطِ al-qarārīṭi	قَرَارِيطِ qarārīṭi

Descendants

• → Amharic: ቂራጥ (ḳiraṭ)
• → English: kirat
• → Galician: quilate
• → Ge'ez: ቂራጥ (ḳiraṭ)
• → Italian: carato
• → Middle French: carat
  • → English: carat
• → Portuguese: quilate
• → Spanish: quilate (see there for further descendants)
• → Sicilian: caratu

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiː.raːtˤ/

Noun

قيراط • (gīrāṭ) m (plural قَرَاريط (garārīṭ))

1. carat (measure of purity of gold), pure gold being 24 carats.
2. A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.