Etymograph

English

jerib

Jerib comes from Arabic جَرِيب ‘a division of cropland, a certain square…’, and goes back to arc-imp 𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅.

  1. arc-impmodern𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅gryw
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEגְּרִיוָאgəriwā
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentجَرِيب‘a division of cropland, a certain square measure varying between country and period’
  4. Englishtodayjerib

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. arc-impmodern𐡂𐡓𐡉𐡅gryw
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEגְּרִיוָאgəriwā
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentجَرِيب‘a division of cropland, a certain square measure varying between country and period’
  4. Englishtodayjerib

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