درهم

Arabic

noun

Definitions

dirham

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 derived from Ancient Greek δραχμή (a handful, unit of weight, a drachma).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δραχμή

Gloss

a handful, unit of weight, a drachma

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

drachma Latin
dragma Latin
δραχμή Ancient Greek
drakme Norwegian Nynorsk
द्रम्म Sanskrit
द्रम्म, দ্ৰম্ম Sanskrit
دِرْهَم Arabic
draĥmo Esperanto
drahma Serbo-Croatian
درم Persian
درهم Persian
δραχμή Greek (modern)
դրամ Old Armenian
𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 Middle Persian

دِرْهَم