dirham

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

noun

1. a money of account of Iraq, one 20th of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
2. a money of account of Kuwait, one 10th of a dinar, equal to 100 fils.
3. a brass-clad steel coin and monetary unit of Libya, one 100th of a dinar: replaced the millieme in 1971.
4. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Morocco, equal to 100 centimes. : DH.
5. a bronze or cupronickel coin of Qatar, one 100th of a riyal.
6. a money of account of Tunisia, one 10th of a dinar, equal to 100 millimes.
7. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 fils.

dirham

/ ˈdɪəræm /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Morocco, divided into 100 centimes
2. the standard monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, divided into 10 dinars and 100 fils
3. 1. a Kuwaiti monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 fils
   2. a Tunisian monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 millimes
   3. a Qatari monetary unit worth one hundredth of a riyal
   4. a Libyan monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar
4. any of various silver coins minted in North African countries at different periods

Word History and Origins

Origin of dirham¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dirham¹

C18: from Arabic, from Latin: drachma

Example Sentences

Fate so willed it that Dirham's was the first vessel that fell into the hands of the searchers.

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Dirham was only able to express his approval of Ali's words by a very audible sigh.

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A dirham is a coin nearly equal in value to sixpence of our money.

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Dirham remembered the two gentlemen just as a good dog remembers his master—they were ever in his mind.

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Dirham's foot was scarcely out of the house when the two brothers looked at each other and smiled.

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