مثقال

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Etymology

Root
ث ق ل (ṯ q l)
4 terms

Tool noun derived from ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula, to be heavy).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِثْقَال (miṯqālm (plural مَثَاقِيل (maṯāqīl))

  1. scale
  2. weight
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:40:
      إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِنْ لَدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
      ʔinna l-laha lā yaẓlimu miṯqāla ḏarratin waʔin taku ḥasanatan yuḍāʕifhā wayuʔti min ladunhu ʔajran ʕaẓīman
      Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
  3. mithqal, a certain weight measure in the Arab world of varying value, usually around 4.5 grams

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, mithqal, a unit of measure in Arabic countries).

Noun

مثقال (miskal) (plural مثاقیل (mesakil))

  1. mithqal, a unit of weight in the Islamic world, equivalent to 4.25 grams
  2. mitqal, a golden coin used in Arabic countries, originally having such a weight

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