Milwa (unit)

Milwa was an Egyptian unit of volume (measure of measure).

• 1 Milwa = 2 Qadah = 4.125 liters

The Qadah was officially set at 2.062 liters in modern times. Historically, however, one has to differentiate between small (0.94 liters) and large Qadah (1.88 liters).

literature

• Walther Hinz : Islamic measures and weights: converted into the metric system. EJ Brill. Leiden / Cologne 1970 Supplementary Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 45, 48 (reprint).