ardeb

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noun

A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops.

OriginArabic إِرْدَبّ →
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Meanings

nounardeb (plural ardebs)

plural ardebs · alternative adeb

  1. A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops.

    1 ardeb of wheat is about 150 kg

    1 more example

    1 ardeb of barley is about 120 kg

Origin

  1. Arabicإِرْدَبّ
  2. Englishardeb

From Arabic إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb), spoken in Egyptian Arabic something like /ar.ˈdæbb/.

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Translations

Portuguese ardeb
  • ardeba Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

breadbeardDebraBaderBredadebarAberd
Cite this entry
APA

ardeb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardeb

MLA

“ardeb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardeb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ardeb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardeb.

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