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dirhem

dirhem noun: a former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.). Also the alternative form of dirham.

Noun

dirhem (plural dirhems)

  1. (historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
    • At Aleppo, and its port Scanderoon, the cantaro contains 100 rottoli, each of which is subdivided into 12 ounces, or 720 drachms... The rottolo with which the silks from Tripoli, and other parts of Syria, are weighed, consists of 700 drachms, answering to 4⅞ avoirdupois. The rottolo used in...1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo"
    • Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures"
    Synonyms:
    dram, Turkish dram, drachm, Turkish drachm, termini

Also used as

dirhem is also the alternative form of dirham.

dirhem meaning in Hindi

dirhem in Hindi

unit of weight
दिरम diram, दिरहम dirham

Synonyms of dirhem

All synonyms of dirhem

Forms of dirhem

pluraldirhems
alternative formdirham

Origin of dirhem

Borrowed from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم (dirhem), borrowing from Persian درهم (dirham), borrowing from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), borrowing from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (zʿzn), borrowing from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and adarme.

Questions about dirhem

What does dirhem mean?
Dirhem means a former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
What is dirhem in Hindi?
Dirhem in Hindi is दिरम (diram), दिरहम (dirham). See Dirhem meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dirhem?
Dirhem is a noun.
What is the plural of dirhem?
The plural of dirhem is dirhems.

Words near dirhem in the dictionary

  1. dirgy
  2. dirham
  3. dirhamnolipid
  4. dirhamnolipids
  5. dirhams
  6. dirhem
  7. dirhems
  8. dirhenium
  9. dirhinous
  10. dirhm
  11. dirhms

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