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Etymology · Arabic

دِرْهَم

3 English words descend from Arabic دِرْهَم, most common first.

dirhamA unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
adarmeA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.
dirhemA former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).