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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrotl
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈrot.l
"El rotl se utilizaba antiguamente como unidad de peso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A traditional unit of weight used formerly in parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, varying considerably by region and commodity.
"Historical merchants traded the precious spices by the rotl."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from historical Middle Eastern and South Asian units of mass, stemming from the Arabic ratl (رطل) and ultimately from the ancient Roman libra or Byzantine rotulus. It was historically used across the Ottoman Empire, the Levant, and India as a varying standard weight for goods such as silk, coffee, and spices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rotl" is said worldwide
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rotal
Transliteration: ʁɔ.tal
"Le rotal était une ancienne unité de mesure."
Rotl
Transliteration: ʁɔtl
"Das Rotl war ein historisches Gewichtsmaß."
rotolo
Transliteration: ˈrɔ.to.lo
"Il rotolo era un'antica unità di peso."
rotl
Transliteration: ˈrot.l
"El rotl se utilizaba antiguamente como unidad de peso."
rotel
Transliteration: ʁuˈtɛw
"O rotel era uma antiga unidade de medida de massa."
रत्तल
Transliteration: rattal
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"रत्तल वजन की एक पुरानी इकाई थी।"
罗斯脱
Transliteration: luó sī tuō
Script: 中文汉字
"罗斯脱是古代的一种重量单位。"
로틀
Transliteration: rot-teul
Script: 한국어 한글
"로틀은 과거에 사용되던 무게 단위이다."
ロットル
Transliteration: rottoru
Script: 日本語
"ロットルは歴史的な重量の単位です。"
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