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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A unit of currency equal to one one-thousandth of the dinar in Libya and Sudan.

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  • noun A unit of currency used with varying value in many Arabic countries, including Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and Qatar.

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  • noun worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
  • noun the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
  • noun 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia
  • noun the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
  • noun 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar
  • noun 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya

Etymologies

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[Arabic, from Greek drakhmē, drachma; see drachma.]

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From Arabic درهم (dírham), ultimately from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē).

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