dirhem

[ dir-hem, dih-rem, dir-uh m ]
/ dɪrˈhɛm, dɪˈrɛm, ˈdɪr əm /

noun

any of various fractional silver coins issued in Islamic countries at different periods.

Origin of dirhem

First recorded in 1780–90; variant of dirham

Words nearby dirhem

direful, diremption, direxit, dirge, dirham, dirhem, dirhinous, dirichlet, dirigible, dirigisme, dirigo

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