Ancient Arabic units of measurement
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Ancient Arabic units of measurement
The Arabic system of measurement is based on the Persian system[dubious ]. It was used in the Ottoman Empire.
Length
| Table of length units | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | Plural | Relative value | Metric value | Notes |
| assbā | 1/16 Arabic foot | ~2.25 cm | A finger-length | |
| cabda | 1/4 Arabic foot | ~9 cm | A palm-length | |
| Arabic foot | ~32 cm | |||
| cubit | Cubit, traditionally 2 Arabic feet, later 1.5 Arabic feet | A cubit-length | ||
| orgye | 6 Arabic feet | ~1.92 m | A pace-length | |
| qasab | 12 Arabic feet | ~3.84 m | A cane-length | |
| seir | 600 Arabic feet | ~192 m | Also noted as a stadion, a stadium-length. | |
| ghalva | 720 Arabic feet | ~230.4 m | ||
| parasang | 18000 Arabic feet | ~5.76 km | From Ancient Mesopotamian (Iraqi) parasang. Roughly analogous to an English league. | |
| barid | 4 parasang | ~23.04 km | ||
| marhala | 8 parasang | ~46.08 km | A village-length. | |
References
- Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures: Their SI Equivalences and Origins, Springer, 2003, pp. 76–78, http://books.google.at/books?id=GV1aV7V7I00C&pg=RA1-PR31&dq=%22arabic+units%22&cd=1#v=onepage.
See also
- Awqiyyah, the Arabic ounce or half-pound, depending on region.
- Qafiz, an Arabic unit for measuring volumes.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This Middle Eastern history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This standards- or measurement-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Ancient Arabic units of measurement.
Read more