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- [ahr-deb]
- /ˈɑr dɛb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-deb]
- /ˈɑr dɛb/
Definitions of ardeb word
- noun ardeb a unit of dry measure used in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. In Egypt it is approximately equal to 0.195 cubic metres 3
- noun ardeb a unit of dry measure used in Egypt, equal to 198 liters (5.619 bushels) 3
- noun ardeb 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. 1
- noun ardeb A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops. 0
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Origin of ardeb
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Ardeb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ardeb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.