Associations to the word «Dirham»

Wiktionary

DIRHAM, noun. A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
DIRHAM, noun. A unit of weight used in the Ottoman Empire, equal to 3.207 grams. 400 dirhams equals 1 oka.

Dictionary definition

DIRHAM, noun. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar.
DIRHAM, noun. The basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils.
DIRHAM, noun. The basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes.
DIRHAM, noun. 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia.
DIRHAM, noun. 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya.
DIRHAM, noun. Worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils.

Wise words

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