qursh

[ kursh ]
/ kɜrʃ /

noun

Definition for qursh (2 of 2)

qirsh

or qursh, gursh, girsh, ghirsh

[ kursh ]
/ kɜrʃ /

noun, plural qu·rush [koo-roosh] /kʊˈruʃ/.

a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal.
a former coin and fractional monetary unit of several Middle Eastern and North African countries.

Origin of qirsh

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1910–15