kayla

keila (dry measure)

كَيْلَة

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْلَة

Root

ك ي ل

In the library

فإذا نظر الى حب هذا، وإلى حبّ هذا، وقام على سعره، اكتال من كل واحد منها كيلة معلومة، بالميزان، واشترى أثقلها وزنا.

The Book of Misers, page 81 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • 8 Form VIII Open entry
    : see عَلَى in the sense of مِنْ.
  • كَيْلٌ Open entry
    : see مِكْيَالٌ.
  • كَيَّالٌ A measurer
    [A measurer of corn and the like]. (A, art. بخس.)
  • مِكْيَالٌ A measure with which corn is measured
    A measure with which corn is measured; (S, Msb, K;) as also ↓ كَيْلٌ; (Msb;) a measure of capacity.

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