dunam

dunam
noun /ˈdʊn.əm/
a measure of land in the Ottoman Empire and successive states, including Israel, where it corresponds to about 900 square metres in Palestine, or about 2500 square metres in Iraq.

You pay eight marks and they plant a dunam of land for you with olives, oranges, almonds or citrons.


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  • Dunam — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El dunam, dönüm, dunum o donum es una unidad de superficie. No es una unidad del SI. Originalmente, un dönüm (del turco otomano ﺿﻨﻤﻕ / dönmek, vuelta) era la cantidad de tierra que un hombre podía arar en un día, lo… …   Wikipedia Español

  • dunam — [doon′əm] n. in Israel, a unit of land measure equal to 1,000 square meters (about 1/ 4 acre) * * * …   Universalium

  • dunam — [doon′əm] n. in Israel, a unit of land measure equal to 1,000 square meters (about 1/ 4 acre) …   English World dictionary

  • Dunam — A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m². In many formerly Ottoman regions, it is now …   Wikipedia

  • Dunam — Das Dunam, auch Dönüm, Dunum, Donum, ist eines von mehreren gängigen Flächenmaßen aus Vorderasien. Es hat seinen Ursprung im Osmanischen Reich, wo es die Fläche bezeichnete, die ein Mann an einem Tag pflügen kann (vgl. Morgen (Einheit), Acre… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dunam — [ dʊnəm] noun a measure of land area used in parts of the Middle East, including Israel (where it is equal to about 900 square metres). Origin from mod. Heb. dûnām or Arab. dūnum, from Turk. dönüm, from dönmek go round …   English new terms dictionary

  • Dunam — Dounam Un dounam ou dönüm, dounum, donum est une unité de mesure de surface. Elle n appartient pas au système international d unités. L unité SI correspondante est le mètre carré (m²). À l origine, le dönüm (en turc ottoman : ضنمق / dönmek… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dunam — n. area of 1000 square meters …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dunam — du·nam …   English syllables

  • dunam — …   Useful english dictionary

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