siegħ
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic صَاع (ṣāʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪːħ/
- Homophone: sieħ
Noun
siegħ m (plural sigħan)
- (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, equivalent to 10 kejla, that is officially 111 imperial cubic inchs (1.818 L).
- (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, equivalent to 10 kejla, that is officially 224.1 imperial square yards (187.4 m2).