siegħ
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic صَاع (ṣāʕ). As usual, the emphatic ṣ- was dissimilated against the final pharyngeal.
Noun
siegħ m (dual sigħajn, plural sigħan)
- (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, equivalent to 6 kejla, that is officially 111 imperial cubic inches (1.818 L).
- (also biblical) a vessel of such measure, a bushel
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 5:15:
- Anqas ma jixegħlu l-musbieħ u jqegħduh taħt is-siegħ, iżda fuq l-imnara, u hekk idawwal lil kull min ikun fid-dar.
- King James Version translation: Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shines unto all that are in the house.
- (also biblical) a vessel of such measure, a bushel
- (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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