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noun
A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: historical units of measurement
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noun
Alternative form of dirham: a former silver coin weighing one dirhem; modern currencies named for it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Qualifier: chiefly historical Turkish contexts
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History
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.
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