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كَيْل
measure (of volume or quantity, especially grain) /kajl/
nounB1#2997 most common
Also: measuring, measurement
Example sentences
هَذا كَيْلٌ كَبيرٌ مِنَ القَمْحِ.
This is a large measure of wheat.
البائِعُ يَستَخدِمُ الكَيْلَ لِقياسِ كَمِّيَّةِ الأُرْزِّ.
The seller uses the measure to gauge the quantity of rice.
أَوفوا الكَيْلَ إِذا كِلْتُم.
Give full measure when you measure out for others.
يَجِبُ عَلى التُّجّارِ أَلّا يُنقِصوا الكَيْلَ.
Merchants must not shortchange the measure.
كانَ الكَيْلُ في الأَسواقِ القَديمَةِ يُقاسُ بِوَحَداتٍ تَقليدِيَّةٍ.
In old markets, the measure was gauged using traditional units.
يُشيرُ الفُقَهاءُ إِلى أَنَّ التَّطفيفَ في الكَيْلِ مِن كَبائِرِ الذُّنوبِ في التِّجارَةِ.
Jurists point out that shortchanging the measure is among the gravest sins in trade.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَيْلٌ | أَكْيَالٌ |
| Genitive | كَيْلٍ | أَكْيَالٍ |
| Accusative | كَيْلًا | أَكْيَالًا |
| Vocative | يا كَيْلُ | يا أَكْيَالُ |
Word family
كَالَto measure (volume)
يَكِيلُmeasures, is measuring
مِكْيَالmeasuring vessel or instrument
كَيَّالone whose trade is measuring goods
مَكِيلmeasured out
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Arabic root ك ي ل (k-y-l), which conveys the action of measuring volume, especially of grain and liquids. The verb كَالَ means to measure out, and كَيْل is its verbal noun, following the simple فَعْل pattern. The root has a long history in commercial and legal texts, since fair measurement was central to trade in markets across the Arabian Peninsula and the wider region.
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