Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mithqal

/mɪθˈkɑːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mithqal
IPA: /mɪθˈkɑːl/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.

noun

A coin originally having such a weight.

Example Sentences

"The Wazir brought him and the King said, "Give him a thousand miskals of gold from the treasury, and load him ten camels with goods for trade, and send him under escort to his own town.""

Etymology

From Persian or Urdu مثقال (mesqâl), and their source, Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight, unit of weight”), from ثَقَلَ (ṯaqala, “to weigh”). Doublet of metical

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مِثْقَال, ث ق ل

Inflected Forms

mithqals (plural) metical (alternative) metikal (alternative) miscal (alternative) miskal (alternative) mithkal (alternative) mithqaal (alternative) mitkal (alternative) mitqal (alternative)

Rhymes With

real al carl rationale senegal dal choral halal cabal locale banal baal

Questions

How do you pronounce mithqal?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪθˈkɑːl/.
What does mithqal mean?: A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.
Where does mithqal come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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