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ردب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large measures and building materials. It encompasses a specific large unit of volume used in Egypt and also refers to large bricks or tiles used in construction.

Derived headwords

الإِرْدَبّnoun
  1. 1.
    Large Egyptian measureclassical

    A large unit of measurement, specifically a dry measure used by the people of Egypt.

إِرْدَبّnoun
  1. 1.
    Large Egyptian measureclassical

    A large unit of measurement, specifically a dry measure used by the people of Egypt.

الإِرْدِبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large brick/tileclassical

    A large brick or tile, also known as 'ajur' (آجر).

إِرْدِبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large brick/tileclassical

    A large brick or tile, also known as 'ajur' (آجر).

Parallel reading

مكيال (2) ضخم لأهل مصر.
A large measure (2) for the people of Egypt.
والخبز كالعنبر الهندي عندهم * والقمح سبعون إردبا بدينار (1)
And bread is like Indian amber among them * and seventy ardabbs of wheat are [worth] one dinar (1).
والإردبة: القرميد، وهو الآجر الكبير.
And the 'irdabbah: the fired brick, and it is the large brick.