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dirhems

dirhems is the plural of dirhem.

Meaning of dirhem

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"
    Synonyms:
    dram, Turkish dram, drachm, Turkish drachm, termini

Questions about dirhems

What is dirhems the plural of?
Dirhems is the plural of dirhem.

Words near dirhems in the dictionary

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

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