dirham

[ dir-ham, dih-ram, dir-uhm ]

/ dɪrˈhæm, dɪˈræm, ˈdɪr əm /

noun

a money of account of Iraq, one 20th of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.

a money of account of Kuwait, one 10th of a dinar, equal to 100 fils.

a brass-clad steel coin and monetary unit of Libya, one 100th of a dinar: replaced the millieme in 1971.

a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Morocco, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: DH.

a bronze or cupronickel coin of Qatar, one 100th of a riyal.

a money of account of Tunisia, one 10th of a dinar, equal to 100 millimes.

a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 fils.

Origin of dirham

First recorded in 1965–70; from Arabic dirham, from Greek dráchma; see drachma

Words nearby dirham

direful, diremption, dire wolf, direxit, dirge, dirham, dirhem, dirhinous, Dirichlet, dirigible, dirigisme

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Example sentences from the Web for dirham

Dirham kissed the hem of the pasha's garment and promised that he would carefully perform everything.
The Lion of Janina|Mr Jkai
Dirham remembered the two gentlemen just as a good dog remembers his master—they were ever in his mind.
The Lion of Janina|Mr Jkai
Dirham was only able to express his approval of Ali's words by a very audible sigh.
The Lion of Janina|Mr Jkai
A dirham is a coin nearly equal in value to sixpence of our money.
Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers|W. A. Clouston

Fate so willed it that Dirham's was the first vessel that fell into the hands of the searchers.
The Lion of Janina|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for dirham

dirham

/ (ˈdɪəræm) /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Morocco, divided into 100 centimes

the standard monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, divided into 10 dinars and 100 fils

a Kuwaiti monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 fils
a Tunisian monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 millimes
a Qatari monetary unit worth one hundredth of a riyal
a Libyan monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar

any of various silver coins minted in North African countries at different periods

Word Origin for dirham

C18: from Arabic, from Latin: drachma

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单词	dirham
释义	dirham [ dir-ham, dih-ram, dir-uhm ] / dɪrˈhæm, dɪˈræm, ˈdɪr əm / noun a money of account of Iraq, one 20th of a dinar, equal to 50 fils. a money of account of Kuwait, one 10th of a dinar, equal to 100 fils. a brass-clad steel coin and monetary unit of Libya, one 100th of a dinar: replaced the millieme in 1971. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Morocco, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: DH. a bronze or cupronickel coin of Qatar, one 100th of a riyal. a money of account of Tunisia, one 10th of a dinar, equal to 100 millimes. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 fils. Origin of dirham First recorded in 1965–70; from Arabic dirham, from Greek dráchma; see drachma Words nearby dirham direful, diremption, dire wolf, direxit, dirge, dirham, dirhem, dirhinous, Dirichlet, dirigible, dirigisme Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dirham Dirham kissed the hem of the pasha's garment and promised that he would carefully perform everything. The Lion of Janina\|Mr Jkai Dirham remembered the two gentlemen just as a good dog remembers his master—they were ever in his mind. The Lion of Janina\|Mr Jkai Dirham was only able to express his approval of Ali's words by a very audible sigh. The Lion of Janina\|Mr Jkai A dirham is a coin nearly equal in value to sixpence of our money. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers\|W. A. Clouston Fate so willed it that Dirham's was the first vessel that fell into the hands of the searchers. The Lion of Janina\|Mr Jkai British Dictionary definitions for dirham dirham / (ˈdɪəræm) / noun the standard monetary unit of Morocco, divided into 100 centimes the standard monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, divided into 10 dinars and 100 fils a Kuwaiti monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 fils a Tunisian monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 millimes a Qatari monetary unit worth one hundredth of a riyal a Libyan monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar any of various silver coins minted in North African countries at different periods Word Origin for dirham C18: from Arabic, from Latin: drachma Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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