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dirham

noun

  1. unit of currency in several Arab and Islamic states
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), ultimately from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirhem, and adarme.

  1. A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
  2. Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.