feddan

[ fuh-dahn, -dan ]

/ fəˈdɑn, -ˈdæn /

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noun, plural fed·dan, fed·dans.

an Egyptian unit of area equivalent to 1.038 acres (0.42 ha).

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Origin of feddan

From the Arabic word faddān literally, yoke of oxen

In the Egypt of to-day land is measured by feddans, the feddan (or paddmi) being the equivalent of our acre.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
As he approached it, the lanes leading to the Feddan were being cleared for the mad antics of the Aissawa.
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine
Every feddan he had he had honestly earned, but this was his way of offering backsheesh.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert Parker
One or two little cafés we passed round the feddan, and banished any connection between them and lunch for ever and a day.
In the Tail of the Peacock|Isabel Savory

Against thy feddan shall be set my date-tree; it hath been so ever.
The Weavers, Complete|Gilbert Parker