dirham
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Definition
- Noun:
- A unit of currency: The "dirham" is the basic unit of money in several countries, including Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
- A fractional currency unit: In some other nations, it is a smaller unit worth one-tenth of a larger currency, such as the Kuwaiti dinar, or one-hundredth of a Libyan or Tunisian dinar.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The price of the souvenir was fifty Moroccan dirhams.
- He exchanged his dollars for UAE dirhams at the airport.
- In historical accounts, the value was often given in dirhams.
Advanced Usage
- "Dirham" as a historical term: The word historically referred to a silver coin used in the Islamic world.
- The ancient trade routes saw the widespread use of the dirham.
Variants and Related Words
- Dirhams (n): The plural form of "dirham".
- The transaction required thousands of dirhams.
Synonyms
- Currency unit: A general term for a standard monetary unit.
- Monetary unit: Another term for a basic unit of a currency system.
Related Phrases
(Note: "Dirham" is primarily a specific noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms in English.)
Noun
- worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
- 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya
- 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia
- the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
- the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
- 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar