Arabic

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 كيلجة on Arabic Wikipedia

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Etymology

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A Medieval Iraqi re-borrowing presumed to be derived from an Iranian variant of كَيْل (kayl) and كَيْلَة (kayla), both Medieval dry measures found in Syria and Egypt respectively, all ultimately rooting from ك ي ل (k-y-l).

Noun

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كَيْلَجَة (kaylajaf (plural كَيَالِجَة (kayālija) or كَيَالِج (kayālij))

  1. (in 10th century Iraq) a dry measure (equivalent to 2 مَنّ (mann) - approximately 1.625 kg. or 2.138 liters)

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