ardebn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːdɛb/,

/ˈɑːdɪb/, U.S.

/ˈɑrdɛb/,

/ˈɑrdɪb/

Forms:

α. 1700s– ardab, 1700s– ardeb, 1800s– ardabb, 1800s– ardebb, 1800s– irdab, 1800s– irdabb.

β. 1700s adeb.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Arabic irdabb, ardabb.

Etymology: < Egyptian Arabic irdabb, ardabb < Coptic rtob ( < Egyptian Demotic rtb, in turn perhaps ultimately (via Aramaic 'ardaḇ, (emphatic form) 'ardĕḇā') < an Old Iranian language); compare ancient Greek and Hellenistic Greek ἀρτάβη, denoting a Persian dry measure (Herodotus 1.192) and (in Egyptian inscriptions and papyri) an Egyptian dry measure.The β. forms, unparalleled in Arabic, represent a non-rhotic pronunciation.

An Egyptian unit of weight and capacity used chiefly for grain, varying with the locality and the commodity but typically equivalent to approx. 330 lb (150 kg) or 5 bushels (190 litres).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > Egyptian unit

ardeb1743

α.

1743 C. Perry View of Levant iii. 161 Wheat was sold at 150 Medins the Ardeb.

1757 Compend. Most Approved Mod. Trav. IV. 242 These two worthy compeers, instead of declaring to the custom-house a weight of thirty ardebs of their private traffic, only decalred four.

1816 T. Legh Narr. Journey Egypt i. 28 An agent of the British government..had made a contract with the Pacha of Egypt for 40,000 ardebs..of corn. [Note] An ardeb is equal to 14 bushels English.

1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. v. 334 He rose and opened a magazine, and we measured its contents, and the whole amounted to fifty ardebbs.

1874 Ann. Rep. Commerc. Relations U.S. & Foreign States 1873 in Executive Documents U.S. House of Representatives (43rd Congress, 1st Sess.) No. 143. 1080 These 9,563 sailing-vessels have a total capacity of 117,286 ardebs, (the ardeb is about 5 bushels).

1904 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1902–04 C. 24 235 There is no evidence that any land-tax was imposed at the conquest (except at Alexandria), beyond the statement that three ardebbs were levied from the richer class.

1928 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. July 487 In a.h. 80, twenty ardebb of wheat cost 1 dínár, and in a.h. 88, twelve cost 1 dínár.

1944 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 29 77 If it [sc. a cargo] be of wheat, the ardeb is reckoned to weigh 334 rotl; if of barley, only 267 rotl.

2009 Daily News (Egypt) (Nexis) 24 Nov. The government will buy wheat from farmers at LE 270/ardeb (150 kg), from LE 240/ardeb.

β. 1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. v. x. 259 They mix some salt with it, about half a measure, which is seven okes and a half to twelve measures or one hundred and fifty okes, which is an Adeb of rice.1762 New Gen. Hist. World V. 194 The English pound weight is about two drams more than the common rotolo; and 210 okes make an adeb of rice of [i.e. at] Damiata; though it is 150 at Rosetto.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ardeb
释义	ardebn. Brit. /ˈɑːdɛb/, /ˈɑːdɪb/, U.S. /ˈɑrdɛb/, /ˈɑrdɪb/ Forms: α. 1700s– ardab, 1700s– ardeb, 1800s– ardabb, 1800s– ardebb, 1800s– irdab, 1800s– irdabb. β. 1700s adeb. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Arabic irdabb, ardabb. Etymology: < Egyptian Arabic irdabb, ardabb < Coptic rtob ( < Egyptian Demotic rtb, in turn perhaps ultimately (via Aramaic 'ardaḇ, (emphatic form) 'ardĕḇā') < an Old Iranian language); compare ancient Greek and Hellenistic Greek ἀρτάβη, denoting a Persian dry measure (Herodotus 1.192) and (in Egyptian inscriptions and papyri) an Egyptian dry measure.The β. forms, unparalleled in Arabic, represent a non-rhotic pronunciation. An Egyptian unit of weight and capacity used chiefly for grain, varying with the locality and the commodity but typically equivalent to approx. 330 lb (150 kg) or 5 bushels (190 litres). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > Egyptian unit ardeb1743 α. 1743 C. Perry View of Levant iii. 161 Wheat was sold at 150 Medins the Ardeb. 1757 Compend. Most Approved Mod. Trav. IV. 242 These two worthy compeers, instead of declaring to the custom-house a weight of thirty ardebs of their private traffic, only decalred four. 1816 T. Legh Narr. Journey Egypt i. 28 An agent of the British government..had made a contract with the Pacha of Egypt for 40,000 ardebs..of corn. [Note] An ardeb is equal to 14 bushels English. 1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. v. 334 He rose and opened a magazine, and we measured its contents, and the whole amounted to fifty ardebbs. 1874 Ann. Rep. Commerc. Relations U.S. & Foreign States 1873 in Executive Documents U.S. House of Representatives (43rd Congress, 1st Sess.) No. 143. 1080 These 9,563 sailing-vessels have a total capacity of 117,286 ardebs, (the ardeb is about 5 bushels). 1904 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1902–04 C. 24 235 There is no evidence that any land-tax was imposed at the conquest (except at Alexandria), beyond the statement that three ardebbs were levied from the richer class. 1928 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. July 487 In a.h. 80, twenty ardebb of wheat cost 1 dínár, and in a.h. 88, twelve cost 1 dínár. 1944 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 29 77 If it [sc. a cargo] be of wheat, the ardeb is reckoned to weigh 334 rotl; if of barley, only 267 rotl. 2009 Daily News (Egypt) (Nexis) 24 Nov. The government will buy wheat from farmers at LE 270/ardeb (150 kg), from LE 240/ardeb. β. 1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. v. x. 259 They mix some salt with it, about half a measure, which is seven okes and a half to twelve measures or one hundred and fifty okes, which is an Adeb of rice.1762 New Gen. Hist. World V. 194 The English pound weight is about two drams more than the common rotolo; and 210 okes make an adeb of rice of [i.e. at] Damiata; though it is 150 at Rosetto. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1743
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