qasab

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noun

An ancient Arabian measurement of volume representing the amount of water sufficient to irrigate a certain amount of land for a given time period, the exact values varying between regions.

OriginArabic قَصَبَة →
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Meanings

nounqasab (plural qasabs)

plural qasabs

  1. historicalAn ancient Arabian measurement of volume representing the amount of water sufficient to irrigate a certain amount of land for a given time period, the exact values varying between regions.

Origin

  1. Arabicقَصَبَة
  2. Englishqasab

From Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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