currency since 1980, the metical, is derived from mithqal.

Etymology

The word mithqal (; "weight, unit of weight") comes from the Arabic thaqala , meaning "to weigh" (cf. ). Other variants of the unit in English include miskal (from Persian or Urdu ; misqal), mithkal, mitkal and mitqal.

Indian mithqaal

In India, the measurement is known as mithqaal. It contains 4 and 3½

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