|
mil hâchmi |
3 |
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|
250 |
750 |
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|
dhira ma'mari |
4 |
1000 |
3000 |
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|
qabd'a |
6 |
24 |
6000 |
18,000 |
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|
uçbú |
4 |
24 |
96 |
24,000 |
72,000 |
|||
|
6 |
24 |
144 |
576 |
144,000 |
432,000 |
|||
|
qirat barsum |
6 |
36 |
144 |
864 |
3456 |
864,000 |
2,592,000 |
|
|
According to Bencheneb. |
0.87 |
5.21 |
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|
0.868 |
5.21 |
31.25 |
125 |
750 |
3 |
750 |
2.25 |
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Other units of length in use in Egypt at this time which were not whole number multiples or submultiples of the dhira mamari, include the:
| buça (a local name for the English inch) |
25.4 mm |
| fitr | 180 mm |
| shibr | 225 mm |
| qadam (a local name for the English foot) |
304.8 mm |
| dhira baladi | 580 mm |
| dhira handasa | 650 mm |
| dhira stambúli | 660 mm |
| qaçaba | 3.55 m |
Saâdeddine Bencheneb.
Mesures et poids actullement en usage en Egypte.
Bulletin des études arabes, vol. 12, pages 105-106 (Sept-Dec 1952.)
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