English
jerib
Jerib comes from Arabic جَرِيب ‘a division of cropland, a certain square…’, and goes back to arc-imp 𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅.
- arc-impmodern𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅gryw
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEגְּרִיוָאgəriwā
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَرِيب‘a division of cropland, a certain square measure varying between country and period’
- Englishtodayjerib
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- arc-impmodern𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅gryw
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEגְּרִיוָאgəriwā
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَرِيب‘a division of cropland, a certain square measure varying between country and period’
- Englishtodayjerib
Every English word from arc-imp 𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅
Today it means
noun A unit of land used in the Middle East; its precise size depends on region and on time-period, and can range from a thousand square meters to a hectare.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / arc-imp 𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅 / jerib