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artab

artab noun: a dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.

Noun

artab (plural artabs)

  1. (historical) A dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.

Forms of artab

pluralartabs
alternative formartaba
alternative formartabe

Origin of artab

From Coptic ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲃ (artab), via Old Persian from Akkadian 𒅈𒁕𒁉 (/⁠ardabu⁠/, “capacity measure of about 56 litres”). Also found in Ancient Greek ἀρτάβη (artábē).

Questions about artab

What does artab mean?
Artab means a dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.
What part of speech is artab?
Artab is a noun.
What is the plural of artab?
The plural of artab is artabs.

Words near artab in the dictionary

  1. art-houses
  2. art-washing
  3. art.
  4. Art.D.
  5. Arta
  6. artab
  7. artaba
  8. artabas
  9. artabe
  10. artabes
  11. artabotrine

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