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· Middle Persian
𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭
4 English words descend from Middle Persian
𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭
, most common first.
dram
Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
adarme
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.8 g.
diram
A Tajikistani coin; 100 dirams equal one somoni.
dirhem
A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).