qirsh

[ kursh ]

/ kɜrʃ /

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noun, plural qu·rush

[koo-roosh]. /kʊˈruʃ/.

a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.

a former coin and fractional monetary unit of several Middle Eastern and North African countries.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of qirsh

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1910–15