Dirham Dirham

Dirham - Definition and Overview

The dirham (درهم) is a unit of currency and a unit of the dinar. The currencies of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates each use their own version of the dirham as the base unit.

Historically, the dirham is based on the Drachm of the Byzantine Empire and was used in Arabia and the Levant in pre-Islamic times as well as afterwards. The word traces its origins back to the Roman denarius.

See: Moroccan dirham, UAE dirham


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Example Usage of Dirham
sanjaydbhatia: @youseftuqan I can get one Dirham corriander leaves delivered ! It depends where u stay
petegost: Got lost in Marrakesh's medina. Paid a kid 1 Dirham to direct me out. Found a peaceful haven in new town with WIFI - will be back here.
Fatma_K: tra I like his pic, so he's my favorite o ma ar'9a 3aleh, @El_sH8a a9lan ana ba36eeh 3ediya @MohamedALSharji lek mn el Dirham lel 5 :p amer
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