lira

Meaning

1. The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
2. The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
3. The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro

Synonyms

Italian lira

Maltese lira

Turkish lira

pound

💷

quid

Translations

lira

lire

📖

lira

Lira

liret

lire italienne

λιρέττα

λίρα

lira

Lire

livre

📖

lire maltaise

lira

لِيرَة

lira

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪəɹə/

Etymology

From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.