dirhamPronunciation: /ˈdɪərəm/Definition of dirham noun 1the basic monetary unit of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 centimes in Morocco and 100 fils in the United Arab Emirates. 2a monetary unit of Libya and Qatar, equal to one thousandth of a dinar in Libya and one hundredth of a riyal in Qatar. Origin:from Arabic, from Greek drakhmē, denoting an Attic weight or coin. Compare with drachmadirham in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dirham in the US English dictionary