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)
    • → 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)