Re: Huma Shuma
yes…your are right. shimma is a kind of small grain like raayii…
…abhii kuchh din pahle maiN ne ek thread meN purane zamaanoN ke wazan ke tazkire meN likhaa thaa k:
from Wikipedia:
8 rattīs = 1 māshā (= 0.9071856 gram)
12 māshās = 1 tolā (= 10.886227 gram)
80 tolas = 1 ser (= 870.89816 gram)
40 sers = 1 maund (= 34.835926 kilogram)
1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram) (1 grain = 0.064799 gram)
From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. .[SUP][2]](Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be carried over some distance by porters or pack animals.