Arabic word sheet
كَيْلٌ
Measuring, measure
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ك ي ل
Meaning and usage
Measuring, measure
Measuring goods by volume, and the amount so measured. It is said of wheat, grain and whatever is sold by the vessel rather than by weight.
أَتَمَّ الْبَائِعُ كَيْلَ الْقَمْحِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ.
The seller finished measuring the wheat before noon.
Measuring vessel
The vessel of fixed capacity with which grain is measured. It is said of the instrument itself, of wood or metal.
مَلَأَ التَّاجِرُ الْكَيْلَ أَرُزًّا.
The merchant filled the measure with rice.
Plural
أَكْيَالٌ
Word family
What the root means ك ي ل
The root is about measuring grain and similar goods by volume, in a vessel. From it come measuring out for someone, having one's share measured, the vessel used for measuring, what is measured and the person whose trade it is.
to measure out (grain)
كَالَ
to receive by measure
اِكْتَالَ
measuring vessel
مِكْيَالٌ
measured
مَكِيلٌ
grain measurer
كَيَّالٌ