Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of dry measure in several countries of the Middle East, standardized in Egypt to equal 198 liters (5.62 US bushels) but varying widely elsewhere.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The principal Egyptian measure of capacity (not used for liquids), legally containing 40⅓ imperial gallons, or 5.2 United States (Winchester) bushels, or 183.2 liters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Middle Eastern unit ofvolume used foragricultural crops
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a unit of dry measure used in Egypt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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About thirty years ago, Mohammed Ali Pasha bought up all the Wakf (church property), agreeing to pay for its produce, which he rated at five piastres the ardeb, when it was worth three times as much.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Under Nebuchadnezzar we find 12 _qas_, or the third part of an ardeb, of sesame sold for half a shekel, which would make the cost of a single quart
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J'étais obligé de donner depuis quelques jours 60 drachmes à chaque soldat par jours de biscuits, il m'en reste trois sacs, 1/2 ardeb de doura qui me suffiront pour le 29 et le 30 du mois 'rien autre.
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P {er} q {uan} tu {m} te {m} p {us} armig {er} i h {ab} eb {un} t lib {er} ata {m} {et} ignis ardeb {i} t i {n} a {ul} a 189
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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