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Meanings of dirhem in English

Russian
дирхем
Portuguese
dirrã
Catalan
dírham
Spanish
dirhem

Unit of currency in several Arab and Islamic states.

дирхем
Usage of dirhem in English
1
Come back and take the rest of the price of thy dirhem.'
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01
2
That is why I took the trouble to find the dirhem.'
Malayan Literature: Comprising Romantic Tales, Epic Poetry and R...
3
He wearied himself to hunt for one dirhem when he had a sack full of them.
Malayan Literature: Comprising Romantic Tales, Epic Poetry and R...
4
Quoth the tither, 'I give him a dirhem every month to the hire of his lodging.'
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01
5
Whereupon, 'Yea, by Allah,' cried the cook, 'now thou mindest me of thyself and thy dirhem!
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01
6
Being glad to secure any asylum, she accepted his offer of maintenance, and daily wages of half a dirhem.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 04
7
When I entered, I fell down at full length and fainted, throwing the knife and the dirhem from my hand.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II
8
When the merchants heard this, they hung back and dared not bid another dirhem, knowing what they did of the Vizier's tyranny.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I
9
So she paid him a dirhem and he gave her medicines contrary to that ailment and such as would aggravate the patient's malady.
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02
10
On the journey, a dirhem fell to the ground, and the fisherman, lowering his sack, began to search for the dirhem that had fallen.
Malayan Literature: Comprising Romantic Tales, Epic Poetry and R...
11
I ceased not to lead this life, till one fine morning I found myself without a single dirhem and said, 'This is Satan's doing!'
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I
12
I pressed him to take them, but could not prevail upon him; so I gave him the dirhem and the danic, and he went away.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV
13
How couldst thou put the bag off thy shoulder and stoop to pick up the one dirhem and grudge to leave it where it fell?'
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV
14
So they fell out upon this and disputed with one another and each went saying to his fellow, 'I will not give thee a dirhem!'
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02
15
In this way, we have gotten much money, even twelve thousand dirhems.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I
16
My brother answered, he would be content with twenty dirhems of silver.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02
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Translations for dirhem
Portuguese
dirrã
Catalan
dírham
Dirhem through the time