qirsh

or qursh, gursh, girsh, ghirsh

[ kursh ]

noun

, plural qu·rush [k, oo, -, roosh].

1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.
2. a former coin and fractional monetary unit of several Middle Eastern and North African countries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of qirsh¹

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1910–15