Definitions for dirhem

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dirhem dir·hem

Spelling: [dir-hem, dih-rem, dir-uh m]

IPA: /dɪrˈhɛm, dɪˈrɛm, ˈdɪr əm/

Dirhem is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in dirhem (dehimr).

Definitions for dirhem

noun

1. any of various fractional silver coins issued in Islamic countries at different periods.

Origin of dirhem

First recorded in 1780-90; variant of dirham

Examples for dirhem

dirhem, dir′hem, n. an oriental weight and silver coin, originally two-thirds of an Attic drachma.

The military budget has neither increased a para, nor decreased a dirhem.

Was there but one dirhem in the world, thou wouldst obtain it by this means.