𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭

Middle Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡆𐡅𐡆 (zūz). Compare זוזא (zūzā, “coin, drachma”) and זוז (zūz).

Noun

𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 • (ZWZN /drahm/)

  1. drachm
    𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 𐭹
    drahm dō [ZWZN 2]
    two drachm
    𐭬𐭭 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 𐭠𐭮𐭩𐭬𐭩
    az drahm asēm [MN ZWZN ʾsymy]
    of silver drachm

Descendants

Descendants
  • Persian: درم (deram)
    • Tajik: дирам (diram)
    • → Northern Kurdish: dirav
    • → Ottoman Turkish: درم (derem)
  • → Arabic: درهم (dirham) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: դրամ (dram)
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