dunam

noun

du·​nam

variants or less commonly dunum

ˈdu̇nəm

plural -s

: a unit of land area used especially in the state of Israel equal to 1000 square meters or about ¹/₄ acre

Word History

Etymology

New Hebrew dunam, from Turkish dönüm

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