dirham
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- noun
- /ˈdɪrˌhæm/
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dirham
- If you plan to visit Morocco, make sure to exchange your money for dirhams.
- buy for 15 dirhams
- five dirhams
- few dirhams
Examples
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One thousand dirhams.
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I say 150 dirhams.
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What can one dirham buy?
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Know also that I would never take a dirham from it without your permission.
Blog text (1) -
Now, we pay you 200 dirham for the job.
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I'll give you 20 dirhams," I said.
Blog text (7) -
The patient pays him all he has and promises to return with the remaining six dirhams.
Academic text (1997) -
Saeed starts the bidding at 100 dirhams.
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The rest, that is to say seven dirhams fifty, he gave to your mother who managed to feed nine mouths and pay the rent with it.
Fiction book (1998) -
This can be a profitable business if you multiply each head by 300 or 400 dirhams.
Blog text (25)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dirham comes from the old Greek word drachma, which at first meant 'a handful' and later became the name of a small silver coin. The word moved into Arabic and then into modern languages, so today's dirham keeps that long history as a name for money in several countries.