The correct term in English is silver dirhams. The word comes from the Arabic dirham (Arabic: dirham, plural darāhim), a silver coin widely used in the medieval Islamic world. In English historical and archaeological writing (singular: dirham, plural: dirhams). You sometimes see dirhems as a transliteration variant, usually reflecting:
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French or older European scholarship
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attempts to reflect pronunciation differently
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inconsistent transliteration from Arabic
However, in modern English-language scholarship, especially in archaeology and numismatics, dirhams is overwhelmingly preferred.Quick rule
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Use: dirham / dirhams ✔
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Avoid in English: dirhem / dirhems (unless quoting a source)
Jesus H. Christ, is this prick serious??? Every posting of his I have ever read, [or laboured through], is replete with grammatical errors!!! And he has the gall to crib from those who know much better to bolster his case???? My dear chap, grow up.
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