Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirham

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
dirham
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

noun

Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of dirham.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: دِرْهَم, δραχμή

Inflected Forms

dirhams (plural) dirhem (alternative) dirhm (alternative)

Phrases

Moroccan dirham

Synonyms

kuwaiti dirham libyan dirham tunisian dirham moroccan dirham united arab emirate dirham qatari dirham

Questions

What does dirham mean?
A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
Where does dirham come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce dirham

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