dirham
Meaning
- A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
- (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.
Synonyms
Moroccan dirham
Kuwaiti dirham
Libyan dirham
United Arab Emirate dirham
Qatari dirham
Tunisian dirham
Translations
Etymology
From Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), ultimately from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirhem, and adarme.
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