أوقية
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Arabic
Alternative forms
- وُقِيَّة (wuqiyya)
Etymology
Probably through Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ (ʾūnqīyā) from Ancient Greek οὐγγία (oungía), οὐγκία (ounkía), from Latin uncia (“ounce, twelfth part”), from ūnus (“one”).
Pronunciation
Noun
أُوقِيَّة • (ʔūqiyya) f (plural أُوقِيَّات (ʔūqiyyāt) or أَوَاق (ʔawāq))
- awqiyyah (ounce), a unit of weight in Egypt: 37 grams (one twelfth ratl)
- a unit of weight in Aleppo: 320 grams
- a unit of weight in Beirut: 213.39 grams
- a unit of weight in Jerusalem: 240 grams
- a unit of weight in Morocco: approximately 62.5 grams
- a unit of weight in Malta: approximately 26.46 grams
- ouguiya (currency of Mauritania) (only in this form, not وُقِيَّة (wuqiyya))
- ounce (just the same as the English or even to translate it)
Declension
Declension of noun أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُوقِيَّة ʔūqiyya |
الْأُوقِيَّة al-ʔūqiyya |
أُوقِيَّة ʔūqiyyat |
| Nominative | أُوقِيَّةٌ ʔūqiyyatun |
الْأُوقِيَّةُ al-ʔūqiyyatu |
أُوقِيَّةُ ʔūqiyyatu |
| Accusative | أُوقِيَّةً ʔūqiyyatan |
الْأُوقِيَّةَ al-ʔūqiyyata |
أُوقِيَّةَ ʔūqiyyata |
| Genitive | أُوقِيَّةٍ ʔūqiyyatin |
الْأُوقِيَّةِ al-ʔūqiyyati |
أُوقِيَّةِ ʔūqiyyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | أُوقِيَّتَيْن ʔūqiyyatayn |
الْأُوقِيَّتَيْن al-ʔūqiyyatayn |
أُوقِيَّتَيْ ʔūqiyyatay |
| Nominative | أُوقِيَّتَانِ ʔūqiyyatāni |
الْأُوقِيَّتَانِ al-ʔūqiyyatāni |
أُوقِيَّتَا ʔūqiyyatā |
| Accusative | أُوقِيَّتَيْنِ ʔūqiyyatayni |
الْأُوقِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔūqiyyatayni |
أُوقِيَّتَيْ ʔūqiyyatay |
| Genitive | أُوقِيَّتَيْنِ ʔūqiyyatayni |
الْأُوقِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔūqiyyatayni |
أُوقِيَّتَيْ ʔūqiyyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُوقِيَّات ʔūqiyyāt |
الْأُوقِيَّات al-ʔūqiyyāt |
أُوقِيَّات ʔūqiyyāt |
| Nominative | أُوقِيَّاتٌ ʔūqiyyātun |
الْأُوقِيَّاتُ al-ʔūqiyyātu |
أُوقِيَّاتُ ʔūqiyyātu |
| Accusative | أُوقِيَّاتٍ ʔūqiyyātin |
الْأُوقِيَّاتِ al-ʔūqiyyāti |
أُوقِيَّاتِ ʔūqiyyāti |
| Genitive | أُوقِيَّاتٍ ʔūqiyyātin |
الْأُوقِيَّاتِ al-ʔūqiyyāti |
أُوقِيَّاتِ ʔūqiyyāti |