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batman
batman (an old unit of weight) /batˈman/
noun#4662 most common
Also: an old Ottoman/Near Eastern measure of weight (roughly 2-8 kg), a measure once used in the Romanian lands for grain, cotton, or other goods
Example sentences
Am cumpărat un batman de grâu.
I bought a batman of wheat.
Un batman de orez cântărea aproape opt kilograme.
A batman of rice weighed almost eight kilograms.
În trecut, negustorii foloseau batmanul pentru a măsura cerealele.
In the past, merchants used the batman to measure grain.
Greutatea unui batman varia de la o regiune la alta a Imperiului Otoman.
The weight of a batman varied from one region of the Ottoman Empire to another.
Documentele vechi menționează prețul unui batman de bumbac vândut la Constantinopol.
Old documents mention the price of a batman of cotton sold in Constantinople.
Istoricii au reconstituit sistemul otoman de măsuri pornind de la valoarea batmanului folosit în diverse provincii ale imperiului.
Historians reconstructed the Ottoman system of measures starting from the value of the batman used in various provinces of the empire.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | batman | batmane |
| Genitive | batmanului | batmanelor |
| Accusative | batman | batmane |
| Vocative | batman | batmane |
Word family
batmanold unit of weight (singular)
batmaneold units of weight (plural)
Etymology
The Romanian word comes from Turkish "batman," a traditional unit of weight used across the Ottoman Empire and the wider Near East. It entered Romanian through trade contacts during the centuries of Ottoman influence in the region. Its exact value was not fixed and shifted by locality, ranging from around two to eight kilograms. The term survives mainly in historical and economic texts about pre-modern commerce.
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