DIRHEM

Etymology

Noun

dirhem (plural dirhems)

(historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).

(chiefly historical Turkish contexts) Alternative form of dirham: a former silver coin weighing one dirhem; modern currencies named for it.

Synonyms

• (unit of weight): dram, Turkish dram; drachm, Turkish drachm (obsolete); termini (obsolete)

Meronyms

• (superdivisions of the unit of weight): ounce; cheki; rottol or rotl; oka; batman; kantar or quintal

Source: Wiktionary



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