Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qursh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
qursh
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.

noun

A monetary unit in Egypt equivalent to 1/100 of an Egyptian pound.

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْش (qirš). Doublet of kurus, grosz, groschen, and grush.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

qurshes (plural) qirsh (alternative) qurush (alternative) girsh (alternative, dated) gursh (alternative, dated)

Frequently Paired Words

ghersh ghurush kurus kurush

Questions

What does qursh mean?
A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.
Where does qursh come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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