| 2 Shibr | = 1 Zirá’a, or cubit. |
| 4 Zirá’a | = 1 Saub, Tobe, or Shukkah. |
| 2 Saub | = 1 Doti, or Duti. |
| 2 Doti | = 1 Jurah, here generally pronounced Gora. |
| 20 to 30 yards | = 1 Takah. |
The Saub or Tobe is at Zanzibar half-size of the Somali country. The Takah or piece varies greatly. That of ‘Merkani,’ American domestics, is generally of 30 yards. The Arabs are no judges of broad-cloth: remnants are usually imported, as none would venture upon a bale: often half a foot will be stolen from the whole length of the cloth, and a false selvage sewed on.
Beads are thus sold—
| 1 | Zirá’a | = 1 Kaytab, or Kátá, a string about one cubit long. |
| 35 | lbs. | = 1 Farsaleh. |
Ghee is sold by the eighth, quarter, or half Maund, or Maund (3 lbs.). The Kiski, or earthen pot, contains from 50 to 52 lbs. Vegetables and manioc are sold by the Pakhacheh بقاجه ‘package,’ or bundle, which varies greatly in size, according as the article is dear or cheap.
Salt is thus sold—
| 10 | Kaylah (60 lbs.) | = 1 Kandha (a basket). |
| 17 | Farasileh (of Cutch salt) | = 1 Kandhi. |
| 22 | Farasileh (Surat) | = 1 Kandhi. |
Coffee is sometimes sold by the Farsaleh of 7½ lbs., because that is the Mocha weight.
Dates are sometimes sold by the Farsaleh of 70 lbs.
Cocoa-nuts by the 100 or 1000.