ardeb

noun

ar·​deb

ˈärˌdeb

variants or less commonly ardab

-ˌdab

plural -s

: any of a number of Egyptian units of capacity

especially : the customs unit equal to 5.44 imperial or 5.619 U.S. bushels

Word History

Etymology

colloquial Arabic ardabb (classical Arabic irdabb), from Greek artabē

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