"uqija" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /uˈʔiː.ja/ Forms: uqitejn [dual], ewwieq [plural], ewieq [plural], wieq [plural], uqijiet [paucal], uqiet [paucal]
Etymology: From Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ (ʾūnqīyā), from Ancient Greek οὐγγία (oungía), from Latin ūncia. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|أُوقِيَّة}} Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), {{der|mt|syc|ܐܘܢܩܝܐ|tr=ʾūnqīyā}} Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ (ʾūnqīyā), {{der|mt|grc|οὐγγία}} Ancient Greek οὐγγία (oungía), {{der|mt|la|ūncia}} Latin ūncia Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=uqitejn|g=f|p=ewwieq|p2=ewieq|p3=wieq|pauc=uqijiet|pauc2=uqiet}} uqija f (dual uqitejn, plural ewwieq or ewieq or wieq, paucal uqijiet or uqiet)
  1. a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in household contexts, equivalent to ¹⁄₃₀ of a ratal, that is officially 0.933 imperial ounces (26.46 g), now sometimes metrified informally to mean 30 grammes (which would be ³⁄₈₀ of a metrical ratal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-uqija-mt-noun-Tth5Ebf7 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. ounce (in other systems) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-uqija-mt-noun-ewhR6Daz Disambiguation of Units of measure: 33 67 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: qantar, ratal, wiżna

Inflected forms

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