| Eastern Syriac : | ܩܸܪܵܛܵܐ |
| Western Syriac : | ܩܶܪܳܛܳܐ |
| Eastern phonetic : | qi ' rat ṭa |
| Category : | noun |
| [Measures → Weight] | |
| English : | a carat , a unit of weight of precious stones equalling four barleycorns ; |
| French : | un carat , mesure de poids de pierres précieuses équivalente à quatre grains d'orge ; |
| Dialect : | Urmiah |
| Arabic : | qirāṭ قيراط «husk» |
Note: This word is of Arabic/Greek/Hindi origin. κέρας (Keras) meaning animal horn शिरस् śiras meaning the head of, beginning of, leader, or start of. From Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-