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artab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
artab
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲃ, -, 𒅈𒁕𒁉

Inflected Forms

artabs (plural) artaba (alternative) artabe (alternative)

Questions

What does artab mean?
A dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.
Where does artab come from?
It is traced to Coptic.

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