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'''Yasgan units of measurement''' are a system of measurement that originated in [[Northern Yazland]]. Based on [[Ancient Doccábh units of measurements|Ancient Doccábh units]], it has since evolved and been standardized. Yasgan units have been adopted as the official system of weights and measures by most countries in the world.

==History==

==Length and height==
The basic unit of linear measurement is the '''rdavia''' (pl. '''rdavia''') or '''finger'''. The name comes from the ancient Doccábh unit ''dráibe'', meaning "finger".

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+Yasgan units of length
|-
!Unit
!English name
!Equal to
!Metric equivalent
!Imperial equivalent
!Notes
|-
|ori
|louse
|{{frac|1|4}} rdavia
|6.5 mm
|{{cvt|6.5|mm|in|disp=out}}
|archaic; almost exclusively used in set phrases
|-
|rdavia
|finger
|1 rdavia
|2.6 cm
|{{cvt|26|mm|in|disp=out}}
|used for length and height
|-
|ksazin
|foot
|5 rdavia
|13 cm
|{{cvt|13|cm|in|disp=out}}
|archaic
|-
|orodi
|hand
|10 rdavia
|26 cm
|{{cvt|26|cm|in|disp=out}}
|used for length
|-
|brazia
|arm
|20 rdavia
|52 cm
|{{cvt|52|cm|in|disp=out}} {{cvt|52|cm|ftin|disp=out}}
|used for height
|-
|jdeorodi
|twenty orodi
|200 rdavia
|5.2 m
|{{cvt|520|cm|ftin|disp=out}} {{cvt|520|cm|yd|disp=out}}
|rare
|-
|dzviorodi
|four hundred orodi
|4,000 rdavia
|104 m
|{{cvt|104|m|yd|disp=out}}
|rare
|-
|aṙiorodi
|eight thousand orodi
|80,000 rdavia
|2,080 m 2.08 km
|{{cvt|2080|m|yd|disp=out}} {{cvt|2080|m|mi|disp=out}}
|used for long distances
|-
|ighodiorodi
|one hundred sixty thousand orodi
|1,600,000 rdavia
|41.6 km
|{{cvt|41600|m|mi|disp=out}}
|rare
|}

==Area==

==Mass==
The basic unit of mass is the '''aziri''' (pl. '''aziria''') or '''grain'''. The name comes from the ancient Doccábh unit ''áisre'', meaning "grain".

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+Yasgan units of mass
|-
!Unit
!English name
!Equal to
!Metric equivalent
!Imperial equivalent
!Notes
|-
|jdeen
|twentieth
|{{frac|1|20}} aziri
|3.35 g
|{{cvt|3.35|g|oz|disp=out}}
|often used for weighing currency
|-
|aziri
|grain
|1 aziri
|67 g
|{{cvt|67|g|oz|disp=out}}
|
|-
|apni
|weighed
|12 aziria
|804 g
|{{cvt|804|g|lbs|disp=out}}
|
|-
|imizin
|valued
|144 aziria
|9.648 kg
|{{cvt|9648|g|lbs|disp=out}}
|only used for precious metals or currency
|}

==Wet volume==
The base unit for measuring liquids is the '''kvaduni''' (pl. '''kvadunia'''). The name comes from the ancient Doccábh unit ''quáduinn'', meaning "held in hand".

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+Yasgan units of wet volume
|-
!Unit
!English name
!Equal to
!Metric equivalent
!Imperial equivalent
!Notes
|-
|kvaduni
|held in hand
|1 kvaduni
|35.5 mL
|{{cvt|35.5|mL|usoz|disp=out}}
|
|-
|sanki
|pail
|4 kvadunia
|142 mL
|{{cvt|142|mL|usoz|disp=out}}
|
|}

==Dry volume==
The base unit of volume is the '''gekheri''' (pl. '''gekheria''') or '''eighth'''. The name comes from the ancient Doccábh unit ''gecer'', meaning "eighth".

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+Yasgan units of wet volume
|-
!Unit
!English name
!Equal to
!Metric equivalent
!Imperial equivalent
!Notes
|-
|gekheri
|eighth
|1 gekheri
|887.5 cm³
|{{cvt|887.5|cm3|usdrygal|disp=out}}
|
|-
|gzuski
|half
|4 gekheria
|3,550 cm³
|{{cvt|3550|cm3|usdrygal|disp=out}}
|archaic
|-
|muni
|heap
|8 gekheria 50 sankia
|7,100 cm³
|{{cvt|7100|cm3|usdrygal|disp=out}}
|often used for measuring containers
|-
|unuski
|twice
|16 gekheria
|0.0142 m³
|{{cvt|0.0142|m3|usdrygal|disp=out}}
|archaic
|-
|ukhadi
|eight times
|64 gekheria
|0.0568 m³
|{{cvt|0.0568|m3|usdrygal|disp=out}}
|
|}

==Time==
{{see also|Marphat calendar}}

==See also==
* [[Ancient Doccábh units of measurements]]

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