col : persian unit | persian name | relation to previous unit | metric value | imperial value row 1 : finger | aiwas | nan | [?] 20 mm | [?] 0.8 in row 2 : hand | dva | 5 aiwas | [?] 100 mm | [?] 4 in row 3 : foot | trayas | 3 dva | [?] 300 mm | [?] 1 foot row 4 : four-hands | remen | 4 dva | [?] 400 mm | [?] 16 in row 5 : cubit (five-hands) | pank'a dva | 5 dva | [?] 500 mm | [?] 20 in row 6 : great cubit (six-hands) | (k)swacsh dva | 6 dva | [?] 600 mm | [?] 2 ft row 7 : pace | pank'a | 5 trayas | [?] 1.5 m | [?] 5 ft row 8 : ten-foot | daca trayas | pank'a | [?] 3 m | [?] 10 ft row 9 : hundred-foot | chebel | 8 daca trayas | [?] 24 m | [?] 80 ft row 10 : league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour. | parasang | 250 chebel | [?] 6 km | [?] 3.75 miles row 11 : mansion, one day's march on the royal road. | (greek stathmos) | 4 or 5 parasang | [?] 24-30 km | [?] 14-18 miles
what are the different persian units of measure?
finger, hand, foot, four-hands, cubit (five-hands), great cubit (six-hands), pace, ten-foot, hundred-foot, league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour., mansion, one day's march on the royal road.
Persian unit Persian name Relation to previous unit Metric Value Imperial Value
what are the different persian units of measure?
finger aiwas nan [?] 20 mm [?] 0.8 in
hand dva 5 aiwas [?] 100 mm [?] 4 in
foot trayas 3 dva [?] 300 mm [?] 1 foot
four-hands remen 4 dva [?] 400 mm [?] 16 in
cubit (five-hands) pank'a dva 5 dva [?] 500 mm [?] 20 in
great cubit (six-hands) (k)swacsh dva 6 dva [?] 600 mm [?] 2 ft
pace pank'a 5 trayas [?] 1.5 m [?] 5 ft
ten-foot daca trayas pank'a [?] 3 m [?] 10 ft
hundred-foot chebel 8 daca trayas [?] 24 m [?] 80 ft
league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour. parasang 250 chebel [?] 6 km [?] 3.75 miles
mansion, one day's march on the Royal Road. (Greek stathmos) 4 or 5 parasang [?] 24-30 km [?] 14-18 miles
finger hand foot four-hands cubit (five-hands) great cubit (six-hands) pace ten-foot hundred-foot league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour. mansion, one day's march on the Royal Road.
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