ardeb

(är'dĕb')
n.
A unit of dry measure in several countries of the Middle East, standardized in Egypt to equal 198 liters (5.62 U.S. bushels) but varying widely elsewhere.

[Arabic dialectal 'ardabb, from Aramaic 'rdb or Coptic artab or Greek artabē, all probably of Old Persian origin.]

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• Foreign and Historical Measures - ardeb: unit of dry measure equal to 5.62 U.S. bushels (Egypt)

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