Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic رَطْل (raṭl).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    ratili class IX (plural ratili class X)

    1. A pound (unit of weight)
      Synonym: paundi
    2. (obsolete) A rottol, an old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin and equal to 16 wakia.

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123 Nr. 1092