dir·hem
| \ də̇rˈ(h)em \
variants:
or less commonly dirham \
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plural dirhems also dirhams
Definition of dirhem
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: a Muslim unit of weight originally established in Arabia as equal to two thirds of the Attic drachma or nearly 45 grains, later used with varying values in Persia, Turkey, and North Africa, but by the 1930s found as a chief unit only in Egypt, there being equal to about 41 grains
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“Dirhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirhem. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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