ardeb

[ ahr-deb ]

/ ˈɑr dɛb /

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noun

a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.

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Origin of ardeb

1860–65; <dialectal Arabic ardabb ≪ Aramaic 'rdb, perhaps <Old Persian; compare Egyptian Demotic 'rtb,late Akkadian ardabu, Elamite irtiba,Syriac 'arṭba,Greek artábē,Arabic 'irdabb ≪ Aramaic

Words nearby ardeb

arcus, arcus cornealis, arcus senilis, arc welding, -ard, ardeb, Ardebil, Ardèche, ardeid, Ardella, Arden

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How to use ardeb in a sentence

The commonest food, known as "dokhn" (a kind of millet) rose to 150 dollars, and eventually to 500 dollars the ardeb.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
Soon the price per ardeb rose from twelve to twenty dollars, and latterly to sixty dollars.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
In Dongola and Berber the price of dhurra rose to one hundred dollars an ardeb.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
Every horse-owner is entitled to half an ardeb of dhurra from the beit el mal.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate

Their fires are out on the Hassan Ardeb heights, and unless we're pretty quick there'll be a flare-up all along our Border.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for ardeb

ardeb

/ (ˈɑːdɛb) /

noun

a unit of dry measure used in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. In Egypt it is approximately equal to 0.195 cubic metres

Word Origin for ardeb

C19: from Arabic ardabb, from Greek artabē a Persian measure

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