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Misal vs Miskal - What's the difference?

misal | miskal |

As nouns the difference between misal and miskal

is that misal is alternative form of misl while miskal is a unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.

misal

English

Noun

(en noun)
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    miskal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mithqal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.
  • A coin originally having such a weight.
  • * 1885': The Wazir brought him and the King said, "Give him a thousand '''miskals of gold from the treasury, and load him ten camels with goods for trade, and send him under escort to his own town." — Sir Richard Burton, ''The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night , Night 13