إردب
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic אַרְדְּבָא / ܐܪܕܒܐ (ʾardəḇā), from Akkadian 𒅈𒁕𒁉 (/ardabu/, “capacity measure of about 56 litres”), whence also Ancient Greek ἀρτάβη (artábē).
Noun
إِرْدَبّ • (ʔirdabb) m (plural أَرَادِب (ʔarādib))
- a dry measure, artab, chiefly used in Egypt and varying but fixed in the 20th century at 198 liters
Declension
Declension of noun إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِرْدَبّ ʔirdabb |
الْإِرْدَبّ al-ʔirdabb |
إِرْدَبّ ʔirdabb |
| Nominative | إِرْدَبٌّ ʔirdabbun |
الْإِرْدَبُّ al-ʔirdabbu |
إِرْدَبُّ ʔirdabbu |
| Accusative | إِرْدَبًّا ʔirdabban |
الْإِرْدَبَّ al-ʔirdabba |
إِرْدَبَّ ʔirdabba |
| Genitive | إِرْدَبٍّ ʔirdabbin |
الْإِرْدَبِّ al-ʔirdabbi |
إِرْدَبِّ ʔirdabbi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | إِرْدَبَّيْن ʔirdabbayn |
الْإِرْدَبَّيْن al-ʔirdabbayn |
إِرْدَبَّيْ ʔirdabbay |
| Nominative | إِرْدَبَّانِ ʔirdabbāni |
الْإِرْدَبَّانِ al-ʔirdabbāni |
إِرْدَبَّا ʔirdabbā |
| Accusative | إِرْدَبَّيْنِ ʔirdabbayni |
الْإِرْدَبَّيْنِ al-ʔirdabbayni |
إِرْدَبَّيْ ʔirdabbay |
| Genitive | إِرْدَبَّيْنِ ʔirdabbayni |
الْإِرْدَبَّيْنِ al-ʔirdabbayni |
إِرْدَبَّيْ ʔirdabbay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَرَادِب ʔarādib |
الْأَرَادِب al-ʔarādib |
أَرَادِب ʔarādib |
| Nominative | أَرَادِبُ ʔarādibu |
الْأَرَادِبُ al-ʔarādibu |
أَرَادِبُ ʔarādibu |
| Accusative | أَرَادِبَ ʔarādiba |
الْأَرَادِبَ al-ʔarādiba |
أَرَادِبَ ʔarādiba |
| Genitive | أَرَادِبَ ʔarādiba |
الْأَرَادِبِ al-ʔarādibi |
أَرَادِبِ ʔarādibi |
Descendants
- → English: ardeb
- → Ge'ez: አርደብ (ʾärdäb)
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