Home › Words › A › artabartabartab means A dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, artab ranks #26,907 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Coptic ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲃ (artab), via Old Persian from Akkadian 𒅈𒁕𒁉 (/ardabu/, “capacity measure of about 56 litres”). Also found in Ancient Greek ἀρτάβη (artábē).nounA dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ardeb 78% match — A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops. vs artab →arura 65% match — An ancient measure of arable land, a square of 100 Egyptian cubits (mḥ) on each side. vs artab →karob 62% match — The twenty-fourth part of a grain; a weight used by goldsmiths. vs artab →acetable 62% match — An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one eighth of a pint. vs artab →adarme 61% match — A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g. vs artab →arratel 60% match — A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g. vs artab →farsalah 59% match — An old unit of weight used in trading, equal to 35 pounds. vs artab →ephah 59% match — A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L). vs artab →