قَفِيزٌ
Root: قفز
Full Definition
قَفِيزٌ
A certain measure of capacity, consisting of ten
مَكَاكِيك [pl. of مَكُّوكْ]; accord. to the people of El-'Irák: or twelve times what is termed
مَنّ: (Mgh in art. ربع:) [see also جَرِيبٌ, in three places: and see صَاعٌ:] pl. [of pauc.] أَقْفِزَةٌ, and [of mult.] قُفْزَانٌ and قِفْزَانٌ. [See كُرٌّ, throughout.] قَفِيزُ الطَّحَّانِ [The
قفيز
of the grinder] is when one says, “ I will grind for so much and a
قفيز
of the flour itself: ” so says Ibn-El-Mubárak: or when one hires a man to grind for him a certain quantity of wheat for a
قفيز
of its flour, or when one says, “ I hire thee to grind this wheat for a pound of its flour, ” for instance; whether there be something else therewith or not: what is thus termed is forbidden.
2 Also, A certain measure of land; namely, the tenth of a جَرِيب, q. v.: or a hundred and fortyfour cubits.
2 Also, A certain measure of land; namely, the tenth of a جَرِيب, q. v.: or a hundred and fortyfour cubits.
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