Half ratal

Historical use

Half a ratal is a fraction of a specified ratal: about 396.9 g using the rounded historical basis of 793.8 g per ratal. It is not half a kilogram.

The ratal is a historical weight divided into 30 uqija. A qantar contains 100 ratal. These are not the English pound and ounce.

Alternative names

nofs ratalhalf ratal

Relationships between measures

Half ratal = ½ ratal ≈ 396.9 g.

Variations & cautions

A fractional expression; the historical ratal basis remains approximate.

Official tables also use Rotolo, Ounce, Pesa and Cantar. The converter uses a rounded ratal of 0.7938 kg; extra displayed digits do not add historical certainty.

A calculation can be mathematically precise while its historical equivalence remains approximate. Each variant here carries its context and sources. Displaying more decimal places does not make a rounded value more certain.

Worked conversions

• 1 × Half ratal≈ 0.3969 kg
• 2 × Half ratal≈ 0.7938 kg
• 10 × Half ratal≈ 3.969 kg

Example: amount × factor = metric equivalent. Calculations use the full stored factor and round only for display.