dinar

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːnɑː/

noun

  • 1the basic monetary unit of Serbia, equal to 100 paras.
  • 2the basic monetary unit of certain countries of the Middle East and North Africa, equal to 1000 fils in Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq, 1000 dirhams in Libya, and 100 centimes in Algeria.
  • 3a monetary unit of Iran, equal to one hundredth of a rial.

Origin:

from Arabic and Persian dīnār, Turkish and Serbian dinar, via late Greek from Latin denarius (see denarius)