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dira

dira noun: the Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).

Noun

dira (plural diras)

  1. The Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
    • 13·3—This measure does not seem to belong to very early times, and it may probably have originated in Asia Minor... And it may well be the origin of the dirá‘ Stambuli of 26·6, twice 13·3.1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, "Weights and Measures", p. 490

Forms of dira

pluraldiras
alternative formdirah
alternative formdiraa

Origin of dira

From Arabic ذِرَاع m (ḏirāʕ, “cubit”), from ذِرَاع f (ḏirāʕ, “arm”).

Questions about dira

What does dira mean?
Dira means the Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
What part of speech is dira?
Dira is a noun.
What is the plural of dira?
The plural of dira is diras.

Words near dira in the dictionary

  1. diquats
  2. diquinoxaline
  3. diquinoxalines
  4. dir
  5. dir.
  6. dira
  7. Dirac
  8. Dirac comb
  9. Dirac combs
  10. Dirac cone
  11. Dirac cones

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