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كلج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with measures and units of measurement, specifically a type of dry measure. It also extends to related concepts of quantity and capacity.

Derived headwords

الكيلجةnoun
  1. 1.
    a measure equal to one and seven-eighths of a minaboth

    a measure equal to one and seven-eighths of a mina

كيالجnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of kiljaclassical

    The plural form of 'al-kilja', referring to multiple units of this dry measure.

كيالجةnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of kiljaclassical

    Another plural form of 'al-kilja', also referring to multiple units of this dry measure. The 'ta' marbuta' indicates it might be a collective plural or a later formation.

Parallel reading

الكيلجة: مكيال
Al-kilja: a measure.
والجمع كيالج وكيالجة أيضا
And the plural is kayālij and kayālajah also.
والهاء للعجمة
And the 'ha' (ta' marbuta) is for foreignness (non-Arabic origin).