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Definition of Dirham
1. Noun. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar.
Generic synonyms: Qatari Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Qatari Riyal, Riyal
2. Noun. The basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils.
3. Noun. The basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes.
4. Noun. 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia.
Generic synonyms: Tunisian Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Dinar, Tunisian Dinar
Terms within: Millime
5. Noun. 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya.
Generic synonyms: Libyan Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Dinar, Libyan Dinar
6. Noun. Worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils.
Terms within: Fils
Generic synonyms: Kuwaiti Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Dinar, Kuwaiti Dinar
Definition of Dirham
1. Noun. A unit of currency used with varying value in many Arabic countries, including Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and Qatar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dirham
1. a monetary unit of Morocco [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirham
Literary usage of Dirham
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period by John Dowson, Henry Miers Elliot (1871)
"These three kinds of dirhams are employed in commerce, and are taken universally,
but there is no one of more general use than the dirham ..."
2. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Elisha Hammond, Charles Petersdorff (1830)
"... OF dirham. H T. 1757. К. В. 1 Burr. 127; S. С. law was ouster should not be
entered." Sed ptr Ctir. The body at large had no power to make bye-laws; ..."
3. The Ain i Akbari by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, Henry Blochmann, Henry Sullivan Jarrett (1873)
"THE dirham AND THE DINAR. Having given some account of the currency of the empire,
I shall add a few particulars regarding those two ancient coins, ..."
4. Coins of the Urtukí Turkumáns by Stanley Lane-Poole (1875)
"There is much in favour of this view, besides the occurrence of the word dirham
on some of the coins. There can be no doubt that dirham at that time meant ..."
5. African Economic Outlookby African Development Bank by African Development Bank (2006)
"Non-fiscal revenues, on the other hand, totalled 16.6 billion dirham in 2005 and
should reach 19.5 billion dirham in 2006. In order to stabilise receipts ..."
6. International Numismata Orientalia by Wm Marsden (1874)
"There is much in favour of this view, besides the occurrence of the word dirham
on some of the coins. There can be no doubt that dirham at that time meant ..."
7. A Handy Urdu-English Dictionary Based on Shakespear and the Best Modern by S Sangaji, John Shakespear (1899)
"44 *• »à,t> dirham, (P. Ai«J) s> m' !• Money. 2. A silver coin, of which from 20
to 25 have at different times passed current for a dinar, which latter is ..."
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