dirhem

Meanings

Plural: dirhems

Noun

A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
Alternative form of dirham: a former silver coin weighing one dirhem; modern currencies named for it.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم, borrowing from Persian درهم, borrowing from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), borrowing from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (zʿzn), borrowing from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and adarme.

Synonyms

drachm, dram, termini, Turkish drachm, Turkish dram

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