The '''mithkal''' or '''sextula''' (in Persian and Arabic: مثقال) is an Arabic unit of weight used in Middle East, mostly for weighing gold and Saffron. It is equivalent to a little over 4.6 grams.<ref Name="Houtsma ">{{cite book |title= E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam 1913–1936 |editor= M. Th. Houtsma |editor-link= Martijn Theodoor Houtsma |year= 1993 |publisher= BRILL |isbn= 90-04-09790-2 |page= 1024 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7CP7fYghBFQC&dq=Mithkal&pg=PA1024}}</ref>
==Conversion==
one Mithkal equal to: :4.6875 g = {{convert|4.6875|g|gr|abbr=off|disp=output only|4}} = {{convert|4.6875|g|ozt|abbr=off|disp=output only|4}}
==See also== *Mithqal
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Arabic words and phrases
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