rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight equal to 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg)
pound
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ritˤl/
Etymology
From Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), earlier לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of لِتْر (litr), a later French loanword.