"siegħ" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /sɪːħ/ Forms: sigħajn [dual], sigħan [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic صَاع (ṣāʕ). As usual, the emphatic ṣ- was dissimilated against the final pharyngeal. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|صَاع}} Arabic صَاع (ṣāʕ) Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=sigħajn|g=m|p=sigħan}} siegħ m (dual sigħajn, plural sigħan)
  1. (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, equivalent to 6 kejla, that is officially 111 imperial cubic inches (1.818 L). Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-siegħ-mt-noun-reRzyMIW Disambiguation of Units of measure: 30 35 34 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 36
  2. (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
    Tags: also, masculine Categories (topical): Bible, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-siegħ-mt-noun-~4SbTfLk Disambiguation of Units of measure: 30 35 34 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 36 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, equivalent to 10 kejla, that is officially 224.1 imperial square yards (187.4 m2). Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-siegħ-mt-noun-7ErQoBzU Disambiguation of Units of measure: 30 35 34 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 36

Inflected forms

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          "kejla#Maltese"
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          "kejla",
          "kejla#Maltese"
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      "ipa": "/sɪːħ/"
    },
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      "homophone": "sieħ"
    },
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    }
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