Note 157 — THE THIEF AND THE MERCHANT.
Richard Francis Burton translation
Arab. “Rizm;” hence, through the Italian Risma our ream (= 20 quires of paper, etc.), which our dictionaries derive from ἀριθμός (!) See “frail” in Night dcccxxxviii.
Richard Francis Burton translation
Arab. “Rizm;” hence, through the Italian Risma our ream (= 20 quires of paper, etc.), which our dictionaries derive from ἀριθμός (!) See “frail” in Night dcccxxxviii.