Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

سانتيار

English translation:

centiare

Added to glossary by Mona Helal
Jan 1, 2008 14:11
16 yrs ago
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Arabic term

سانتيار

Arabic to English Social Sciences Real Estate title deed from Lebanon
I have a title deed with description of a property. In one of the columns there is specifications of the property area; in there the following three words are written:

هكتار
آر
سانتيار

I take it آر and سانتيار are portions/divisions/parts of the هكتار

Can any one please tell me what is سانتيار ?

thank you
Proposed translations (English)
5 +9 centiare
4 +4 centare

Discussion

Amir Kamel Jan 1, 2008:
So, it is centiares!
Amir Kamel Jan 1, 2008:
So, it is centiares!
Mona Helal (asker) Jan 1, 2008:
in English of course :) given that it is a French word and the translation I have is into English, what a mess !!
Amir Kamel Jan 1, 2008:
do you mean in english "centiares" or in arabic?
Mona Helal (asker) Jan 1, 2008:
how would you say/write its plural and the plural of are?

Proposed translations

+9
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centiare

Un centiare = un mètre carré. Un centiare est l'équivalent d'un carré d'un mètre de côté. Un hectare = un hectomètre carré . Un hectare est l'équivalent ...
fr.maths.free.fr/maths/mnr/six-lec/sixlec11/sixlec11.htm

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-01-01 14:16:39 GMT)
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An English reference:
[The centiare is 1/10000 of the hectare, one square meter, or 1.196 square yards. The commune is the smallest administrative unit in France, averaging less ...
www.econlib.org/library/Bastiat/basSophNotes.html
Peer comment(s):

agree AhmedAMS : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centiare
1 min
agree Steve Booth
19 mins
agree Saleh Dardeer
43 mins
agree Sajjad Hamadani : a square meter. Abbreviation: ca, Also, centare, [Origin: < F; see centi-, are2], Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
2 hrs
agree Ahmed Ahmed
3 hrs
agree Fuad Yahya : http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm
4 hrs
agree Mohamed Ghazal : And the "are " is 100 square meters http://www.m-w.com/mw/table/metricsy.htm
8 hrs
agree kifahl
15 hrs
agree Mohsin Alabdali
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you Nesrin and everyone for the valuable links"
+4
1 hr

centare

one square meter
Peer comment(s):

agree Nesrin : Both spellings are correct "Centiare: Unit of area equal to 1 square meter. Also spelled centare." www.answers.com/topic/centiare-2
9 mins
Thanx Nesrin, happy new year
agree Sajjad Hamadani
1 hr
Thanx
agree kifahl
13 hrs
Thank you Kifahl
agree Mohsin Alabdali
14 hrs
Thank you Mohsin
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