"ratal" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈra.tal/ Forms: ratlejn [dual], rtal [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic ⁧رَطْل⁩ (raṭl), from Classical Syriac ⁧ܪܝܛܠܐ⁩ (rīṭlā), metathesis of ⁧ܠܝܛܪܐ⁩ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trā). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|رَطْل}} Arabic ⁧رَطْل⁩ (raṭl), {{der|mt|syc|ܪܝܛܠܐ|tr=rīṭlā}} Classical Syriac ⁧ܪܝܛܠܐ⁩ (rīṭlā), {{m|syc|ܠܝܛܪܐ|tr=līṭrā}} ⁧ܠܝܛܪܐ⁩ (līṭrā), {{der|mt|grc|λῑ́τρᾱ}} Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trā) Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=ratlejn|g=m|p=rtal}} ratal m (dual ratlejn, plural rtal)
  1. a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in household contexts, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes Tags: masculine Related terms: qantar, uqija, wiżna
    Sense id: en-ratal-mt-noun-T6ZHpIph Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "3": "رَطْل"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "syc",
        "3": "ܪܝܛܠܐ",
        "tr": "rīṭlā"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܠܝܛܪܐ",
        "tr": "līṭrā"
      },
      "expansion": "⁧ܠܝܛܪܐ⁩ (līṭrā)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "λῑ́τρᾱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ⁧رَطْل⁩ (raṭl), from Classical Syriac ⁧ܪܝܛܠܐ⁩ (rīṭlā), metathesis of ⁧ܠܝܛܪܐ⁩ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trā).",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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    }
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        }
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          "word": "qantar"
        },
        {
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          "word": "wiżna"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    },
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        "1": "mt",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "qantar"
    },
    {
      "word": "uqija"
    },
    {
      "word": "wiżna"
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        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈra.tal/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ratal"
}

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