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 • (ʾirdabb) m (plural أَرَادِب (ʾarādib))
- a dry measure, artab, chiefly used in Egypt and varying but fixed in the 20th century at 198 liters
Declension
Declension of noun إِرْدَبّ (ʾirdabb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِرْدَبّ ʾirdabb |
الْإِرْدَبّ al-ʾirdabb |
إِرْدَبّ ʾirdabb |
| Nominative | إِرْدَبٌّ ʾirdabbun |
الْإِرْدَبُّ al-ʾirdabbu |
إِرْدَبُّ ʾirdabbu |
| Accusative | إِرْدَبًّا ʾirdabban |
الْإِرْدَبَّ al-ʾirdabba |
إِرْدَبَّ ʾirdabba |
| Genitive | إِرْدَبٍّ ʾirdabbin |
الْإِرْدَبِّ al-ʾirdabbi |
إِرْدَبِّ ʾirdabbi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | إِرْدَبَّيْن ʾirdabbayn |
الْإِرْدَبَّيْن al-ʾirdabbayn |
إِرْدَبَّيْ ʾirdabbay |
| Nominative | إِرْدَبَّانِ ʾirdabbāni |
الْإِرْدَبَّانِ al-ʾirdabbāni |
إِرْدَبَّا ʾirdabbā |
| Accusative | إِرْدَبَّيْنِ ʾirdabbayni |
الْإِرْدَبَّيْنِ al-ʾirdabbayni |
إِرْدَبَّيْ ʾirdabbay |
| Genitive | إِرْدَبَّيْنِ ʾirdabbayni |
الْإِرْدَبَّيْنِ al-ʾirdabbayni |
إِرْدَبَّيْ ʾirdabbay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَرَادِب ʾarādib |
الْأَرَادِب al-ʾarādib |
أَرَادِب ʾarādib |
| Nominative | أَرَادِبُ ʾarādibu |
الْأَرَادِبُ al-ʾarādibu |
أَرَادِبُ ʾarādibu |
| Accusative | أَرَادِبَ ʾarādiba |
الْأَرَادِبَ al-ʾarādiba |
أَرَادِبَ ʾarādiba |
| Genitive | أَرَادِبَ ʾarādiba |
الْأَرَادِبِ al-ʾarādibi |
أَرَادِبِ ʾarādibi |
Descendants
- → English: ardeb
- → Ge'ez: አርደብ (ʾärdäb)
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