[ 'dɪər(h)əm ]
■ noun
1》 the basic monetary unit of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 centimes in Morocco and 100 fils in the United Arab Emirates.
2》 a monetary unit of Libya and Qatar, equal to one thousandth of a dinar in Libya and one hundredth of a riyal in Qatar.
Origin
from Arab., from Gk drakhmē (see drachma ).