dunam

English

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Etymology

From Hebrew דונם (dunam) or Arabic دونم (dūnum), from Turkish dönüm, from dönmek (“to go round”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʊn.əm/
• Rhymes: -ʊnəm

Noun

dunam (plural dunams)

1. A variable measure of land area in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states: the amount of land that can be plowed in a day, now often standardized as one decare (1000 m²), but sometimes as much as 2500 m² (in Iraq).
   • (Can we date this quote?), James Joyce, Ulysses:

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

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Anagrams

• maund, undam