单词 | qursh |
释义 | qurshn. Originally: a silver coin of various Middle-Eastern countries. Now: a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to one-twentieth of a rial. Cf. kurus n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > other coins of Middle Eastern countries drachm1554 medin1583 sherifi1615 maida1690 qursh1727 dirham1788 fils1826 pentecontadrachm1827 prutah1874 halala1961 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. 54 (table) 1 Croush—4½ Mamoodies. 1783 S. Lusignan Hist. Revolt Ali Bey 59 The pieces of twenty paras, is called..half-cursh, by the Arabs;..and the piece of forty paras, is called..by the Arabs cursh. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. App. b 373 The ckirsh [1842 ḳirsh], or Egyptian piaster, has already been shown to be equivalent to the hundredth part of a pound sterling, or the fifth of a shilling. 1894 H. D. Rawnsley Idylls & Lyrics of Nile 13 I must, to his heart's surprise, Give a 'kirsh' to him who cries 'My poor pay is Paradise'. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 495 The major pieces are the silver rial and its portions with divisionary coins in cupro-nickel in values of girsh, of which 22 are equivalent to a rial. 1981 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East & Afr. Weekly Econ. Rep. (B.B.C.) 21 July ME/W1143/A1/2 The official rates of the dollar will remain unchanged at 70 qirsh. 2006 Whitaker's Almanack 980/2 Currency—Saudi Riyal (SR) of 20 qursh or 100 halala. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727 |
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