رطل

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic רִיטְלָא‎ /‎ ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ‎ (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא‎ /‎ ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ‎ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of لِتْر‎ (litr), a later French loanword.

Noun

رِطْل or رَطْل or رُطْل • (riṭl or raṭl or ruṭl) m (plural أَرْطَال‎ (ʾarṭāl))

  1. (historical units of measurement) rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg.)
  2. (units of measurement) pound

Declension
Declension of noun رِطْل (riṭl)‎; رَطْل (raṭl)‎; رُطْل (ruṭl)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رِطْل‎; رَطْل‎; رُطْل
riṭl‎; raṭl‎; ruṭl		 الرِّطْل‎‎; الرَّطْل‎‎; الرُّطْل‎
ar-riṭl‎; ar-raṭl‎; ar-ruṭl		 رِطْل‎; رَطْل‎; رُطْل
riṭl‎; raṭl‎; ruṭl
Nominative رِطْلٌ‎; رَطْلٌ‎; رُطْلٌ
riṭlun‎; raṭlun‎; ruṭlun		 الرِّطْلُ‎‎; الرَّطْلُ‎‎; الرُّطْلُ‎
ar-riṭlu‎; ar-raṭlu‎; ar-ruṭlu		 رِطْلُ‎; رَطْلُ‎; رُطْلُ
riṭlu‎; raṭlu‎; ruṭlu
Accusative رِطْلًا‎‎; رَطْلًا‎‎; رُطْلًا‎
riṭlan‎; raṭlan‎; ruṭlan		 الرِّطْلَ‎‎; الرَّطْلَ‎‎; الرُّطْلَ‎
ar-riṭla‎; ar-raṭla‎; ar-ruṭla		 رِطْلَ‎; رَطْلَ‎; رُطْلَ
riṭla‎; raṭla‎; ruṭla
Genitive رِطْلٍ‎; رَطْلٍ‎; رُطْلٍ
riṭlin‎; raṭlin‎; ruṭlin		 الرِّطْلِ‎‎; الرَّطْلِ‎‎; الرُّطْلِ‎
ar-riṭli‎; ar-raṭli‎; ar-ruṭli		 رِطْلِ‎; رَطْلِ‎; رُطْلِ
riṭli‎; raṭli‎; ruṭli
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رِطْلَيْن‎‎; رَطْلَيْن‎‎; رُطْلَيْن‎
riṭlayn‎; raṭlayn‎; ruṭlayn		 الرِّطْلَيْن‎‎; الرَّطْلَيْن‎‎; الرُّطْلَيْن‎
ar-riṭlayn‎; ar-raṭlayn‎; ar-ruṭlayn		 رِطْلَيْ‎‎; رَطْلَيْ‎‎; رُطْلَيْ‎
riṭlay‎; raṭlay‎; ruṭlay
Nominative رِطْلَانِ‎‎; رَطْلَانِ‎‎; رُطْلَانِ‎
riṭlāni‎; raṭlāni‎; ruṭlāni		 الرِّطْلَانِ‎‎; الرَّطْلَانِ‎‎; الرُّطْلَانِ‎
ar-riṭlāni‎; ar-raṭlāni‎; ar-ruṭlāni		 رِطْلَا‎‎; رَطْلَا‎‎; رُطْلَا‎
riṭlā‎; raṭlā‎; ruṭlā
Accusative رِطْلَيْنِ‎‎; رَطْلَيْنِ‎‎; رُطْلَيْنِ‎
riṭlayni‎; raṭlayni‎; ruṭlayni		 الرِّطْلَيْنِ‎‎; الرَّطْلَيْنِ‎‎; الرُّطْلَيْنِ‎
ar-riṭlayni‎; ar-raṭlayni‎; ar-ruṭlayni		 رِطْلَيْ‎‎; رَطْلَيْ‎‎; رُطْلَيْ‎
riṭlay‎; raṭlay‎; ruṭlay
Genitive رِطْلَيْنِ‎‎; رَطْلَيْنِ‎‎; رُطْلَيْنِ‎
riṭlayni‎; raṭlayni‎; ruṭlayni		 الرِّطْلَيْنِ‎‎; الرَّطْلَيْنِ‎‎; الرُّطْلَيْنِ‎
ar-riṭlayni‎; ar-raṭlayni‎; ar-ruṭlayni		 رِطْلَيْ‎‎; رَطْلَيْ‎‎; رُطْلَيْ‎
riṭlay‎; raṭlay‎; ruṭlay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَرْطَال‎
ʾarṭāl		 الْأَرْطَال‎
al-ʾarṭāl		 أَرْطَال‎
ʾarṭāl
Nominative أَرْطَالٌ‎
ʾarṭālun		 الْأَرْطَالُ‎
al-ʾarṭālu		 أَرْطَالُ‎
ʾarṭālu
Accusative أَرْطَالًا‎
ʾarṭālan		 الْأَرْطَالَ‎
al-ʾarṭāla		 أَرْطَالَ‎
ʾarṭāla
Genitive أَرْطَالٍ‎
ʾarṭālin		 الْأَرْطَالِ‎
al-ʾarṭāli		 أَرْطَالِ‎
ʾarṭāli

Descendants

References
  • “ryṭlˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “lyṭr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “رطل” in Almaany
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “رطل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 535
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 202

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic رِطْل‎ (riṭl), from Aramaic רִיטְלָא‎ (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא‎ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Noun

رطل • (ratl, ritl)

  1. (historical units of measurement) rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg.)
  2. winecup, goblet, cup of wine

Descendants
  • Turkish: ratl

References
  • "رطل" in Ottoman Turkish Dictionary

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رِطْل‎ (riṭl), from Aramaic רִיטְלָא‎ (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא‎ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Noun

رطل • (rat̤l)

  1. (units of measurement) pound
  2. a pound weight
  3. (units of measurement) a pint

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “رطل”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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