adaram

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الدرهم (ad-dárham), from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham, “dirham”), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachma”). Doublet of dracma and dírham.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ðəˈɾam]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ðaˈɾam]

Noun

adaram m (plural adarams)

1. (historical) adarme (unit of measure equal to 1.8 grams)

Further reading

• “adaram”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “adaram” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “adaram” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.