Uqija

Historical use

The Maltese uqija is a fraction of a ratal. The translation ounce can mislead: it is not an English ounce.

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

ounceonciaewieq

Relationships between measures

30 uqija = 1 ratal.

Variations & cautions

30-uqija ratal system

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 × Uqija≈ 0.02646 kg
• 2 × Uqija≈ 0.05292 kg
• 10 × Uqija≈ 0.2646 kg

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