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diram Meaning & Definition

di-ˈram

What Does Diram Mean?

Diram is used as a noun meaning a monetary subunit of the somoni see somoni at Money Table.

Diram at a Glance

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/di-ˈram/
Syllables2
Pluraldirams
First known use1991

Diram Definition (Noun)

  1. a monetary subunit of the somoni see somoni at Money Table

Synonyms of Diram

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Word Forms & Grammar

diram

dirams

diram (plural dirams)

Origin of Diram

Origin 1: Tajik, from Persian dirham coin, money, from Arabic dirham

Origin 2: From Tajik дирам (diram), from Persian درم (deram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm [ZWZN]), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.

First Known Use

1991

Pronouncing Diram

You say diram as /di-ˈram/. It has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (ram).

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