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/)

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)
  - → English: diram
- → Northern Kurdish: dirav
- → Ottoman Turkish: درم (derem)
→ Arabic: درهم (dirham) (see there for further descendants)
→ Old Armenian: դրամ (dram)
- Armenian: դրամ (dram)
  - → English: dram
  - → Punjabi: ਦਰਾਮ (darām)
- → Georgian: დრამა (drama)

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