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siglos

siglos noun: a silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and weighing about 5.6 grams.

Noun

siglos (plural sigloi)

  1. A silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and weighing about 5.6 grams.

Forms of siglos

pluralsigloi

Origin of siglos

From Ancient Greek σίγλος (síglos), from Semitic. Compare Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel), Akkadian 𒅆𒅗𒇻 (šiqlu).

Questions about siglos

What does siglos mean?
Siglos means a silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and weighing about 5.6 grams.
What part of speech is siglos?
Siglos is a noun.
What is the plural of siglos?
The plural of siglos is sigloi.

Words near siglos in the dictionary

  1. Sigleys
  2. Siglit
  3. Siglitun
  4. sigloi
  5. sigloite
  6. siglos
  7. siglum
  8. sigma
  9. sigma additivity
  10. sigma bond
  11. sigma bonds

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