siegħ

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَاع‎ (ṣāʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪːħ/
  • Homophone: sieħ

Noun

siegħ m (plural sigħan)

  1. (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, equivalent to 10 kejla, that is officially 111 imperial cubic inchs (1.818 L).
  2. (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, equivalent to 10 kejla, that is officially 224.1 imperial square yards (187.4 m2).
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