dinar
English
/ˈdiːnɑː(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Tunisia.
- (historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
Etymology
Derived from Arabic دِينَار (gold coin, dinar) derived from Serbo-Croatian динар derived from Latin dēnārius (small Roman silver coin).
Origin
Latin
dēnārius
Gloss
small Roman silver coin
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- denarius English
- dēnārius Latin
- dénaire French
- dinero Spanish, Castilian
- δηνάριον Ancient Greek
- दीनार Sanskrit
- دِينَار Arabic
- denier Old French
- динар Serbo-Croatian
- dinar Catalan, Valencian
- diner Catalan, Valencian
- dĩeiro Old Portuguese
- 第納爾 Chinese
- денар Macedonian
- dinari Swahili
- denar Slovene
- daner Romansh
- dineru Asturian
- dinaru Sicilian
- dînar Northern Kurdish
- דֵּינָרָא Aramaic
- dinaru Corsican
- dínàr Kanuri