qafiz

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured. historical
  2. Any of various medieval units of dry or liquid measure derived from the qafiz. historical

词形变化

qafizes plural cafiz alternative

词源

From Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Doublet of cahiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).
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