habba shair [Arabic]

A widespread Arabic unit of length. Traditionally, the length of a grain of barley.

1

In the United Arab Republic, ? – 20^th century, a unit of length, approximately 5.22 millimeters.

United Nations, 1966.

2

In Egypt, mid 20^th century, a unit of length = 1/144 dhira mamari, about 5.21 millimeters.

Saadeddine Bencheneb.
Bulletin des Études arabes, Sept-Dec 1952, page 104.

3

In Tunisia, late 19^th century, a unit of length, about 2.73 millimeters.

Marcel Legendre.
Survivance des Mesures Traditionnelles en Tunisie.
Publications de L’Institut des Hautes Études de Tunis.
Memoires du Centre D’Études de Science Humaines, volume 4.
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1958.