deben

See also: Deben

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian dbn.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛbɛn/
• Hyphenation: de‧ben

Noun

deben (plural debens or deben)

1. (Egyptology) A measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams.
2. (Egyptology) A measure of weight used during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to 10 kite (about 91 grams).

Translations

measure of weight

• Egyptian: (dbn)

Galician

Verb

deben

1. third-person plural present indicative of deber

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeben/ [ˈd̪e.β̞ẽn]

• Audio (Latin America):

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• Rhymes: -eben
• Syllabification: de‧ben

Verb

deben

1. third-person plural present indicative of deber