ratal
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic رَِطْل (raṭl, riṭl), from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ (rīṭlā), metathesis of ܠܝܛܪܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈratal/
Noun
ratal m (plural rtal, dual ratlejn)
- a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in household contexts, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes
See also
- uqija
- wiżna
- qantar