/dir ham", di ram", dir"euhm/ , n.
1. a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
2. a money of account of Kuwait, the 10th part of a dinar, equal to 100 fils.
3. a brass-clad steel coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a dinar: replaced the millieme in 1971.
4. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Morocco, equal to 100 centimes. Abbr.: DH.
5. a bronze or cupronickel coin of Qatar, the 100th part of a riyal.
6. a money of account of Tunisia, the 10th part of a dinar, equal to 100 millimes.
7. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 fils.
[ 1965-70; dirham dráchma; see DRACHMA ]