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English
Etymology
From Coptic ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲃ (artab), via Old Persian from Akkadian 𒅈𒁕𒁉 (/ardabu/, “capacity measure of about 56 litres”). Also found in Ancient Greek ἀρτάβη (artábē).
Noun
artab (plural artabs)
- (historical) A dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.
Anagrams
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic رَطْب (raṭb). The Maltese feminine and plural go back directly to the Arabic adjective, while the masculine is the original comparative reinterpreted as the basic form by analogy with other adjectives for physical qualities and defects (compare aħrax, oħxon, etc.).
Pronunciation
Adjective
artab (feminine singular ratba, plural rotob)
- soft (not hard)
- Antonym: iebes
- slack
- Antonym: iebes
- (phonetics) voiceless, unvoiced
- Antonym: qawwi