Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of kite (“measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams)”).

Example Sentences

"[I]n the great Harris papyrus, […] precise quantities are recorded by weight in terms of the deben (about 2½ oz.) and the qite (¼ oz.) of gold, silver, copper and precious stones, without any reference to their value. […] Five pots of honey were bought for five qite of silver and an ox for five qite of gold."
"The scribe of the temple Sedy set out with the pure priest and goldsmith Tuty for the frames; they removed one deben and three and a half qite of gold, which they took for the chief of the gang Pameniu."

Etymology

Borrowed from Demotic Egyptian qt, from Egyptian qdt, with the vowels supplied by the word’s descendant, Coptic ⲕⲓⲧⲉ (kite).

Origin

Source language: Egyptian

Word Breakdown

Root: qt, qdt, ⲕⲓⲧⲉ

Questions

What does qite mean?: Alternative spelling of kite (“measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams)”).
Where does qite come from?: It is traced to Egyptian.

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