dirham n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar [syn: {Qatari dirham}, {dirham}] 2: the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {United Arab Emirate dirham}, {dirham}] 3: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes [syn: {Moroccan dirham}, {dirham}] 4: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia [syn: {Tunisian dirham}, {dirham}] 5: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya [syn: {Libyan dirham}, {dirham}] 6: worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils [syn: {Kuwaiti dirham}, {dirham}]