dirhem

词形变化

dirhems 复数 dirhems

别名

drachm dirham

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    Alternative form of dirham: a former silver coin weighing one dirhem; modern currencies named for it.

词源

Borrowed from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم (dirhem), borrowing from Persian درهم (dirham), borrowing from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), borrowing from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (zʿzn), borrowing from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and adarme.

来源：wiktionary