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Jordanian dinar

Jordanian dinar

3.7
The official money of Jordan equal to 1000 fils
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔrdənɪən dɪˈnɑr/
translation icon : dinar jordano
  • After converting my money, I was left with 500 Jordanian dinars to spend during my trip to Jordan.

Examples

  • (2.) One Jordanian Dinar equals $US 1.40.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The cost of the new phone was about 300 Jordanian dinars, which is roughly equivalent to $420.

  • The market offered a variety of goods priced in Jordanian dinars, making it easy for tourists to budget.

Synonyms

dinar
vsJordanian dinar
123 5.8

The basic unit of money used in several countries like Algeria and Iraq

is the official currency of one country and equals one thousand smaller units

Surface Forms

Jordanian dinar singular
Jordanian dinars plural

Morphology

Jordanian + dinar

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Jordanian' specifies the country and 'dinar' is a unit of currency, so together they clearly denote the currency of Jordan. This adjective+currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun phrase composition, making it immediately understandable to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Jordanian dinar comes from the country and an old coin. The word Jordanian shows it is from Jordan, and dinar comes from an old Roman coin called 'denarius', so it means the 'official currency' of Jordan.