From: Torsten
Message: 68268
Date: 2011-12-15
> However, if you are more interested in military terms speciallyI think you'll like this:
> related to Arab cavalry, there is an interesting term for the number
> thousand.
>
> The term 'tww' in Classical literature refers to a rope that is twisted of a single strand. In Arabic, 'Tww' and/or 'TAq' literally signifies a "tie". it also means, in a strict military context, a thousand horses or a thousand horses. Arab cavalry is known to have used the system of knots in counting.