δράμι
Greek
Etymology
Reborrowing from the mediaeval δράμι, δράμιον from the Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), from the ancient Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from the ancient Greek δραχμή f (drakhmḗ, “drachma”)[1]. Αlso see the Hellenistic diminutive δραχμίον n (drakhmíon).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
δράμι • (drámi) n (plural δράμια)
- (obsolete) drachm, dram, dirham (weight unit equal to 1/400 oka, in Greece equal to 3.203g)
- (figuratively, currently) smidgen, ounce (small amount)
- Δεν έχει ούτε ένα δράμι μυαλό. ― Den échei oúte éna drámi myaló. ― He hasn't a smidgen of intelligence.
Usage notes
- Greece has used metric units since 1st April 1959.
- See κιλό n (kiló, “kilogram”)
Declension
Declension of δράμι
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- δράμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
- ^ “δράμι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998