dirhem
dirhem · dirhems
A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 gA former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
Meaning
1 sensesA former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم (dirhem), borrowing from Persian دBorrowed from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم (dirhem), borrowing from Persian درهم (dirham), 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.
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