An Egyptian/Arabic weight or measure unit used in historical contexts; also a variant spelling of Egyptian measurements.
From Arabic 'fatah' or related Semitic words for a unit of measurement. The word entered English through colonial contact with Egypt and the Middle East.
Futtah is a forgotten unit of measurement—empires are measured partly by their measurement systems, and this word is all that remains of an entire system that once tracked trade across North Africa and the Middle East.
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