Quran glossary · draft

دَرَٰهِمَ

dirhams

The plural denotes the counted dirhams paid as the price for Joseph.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: درهم

Lemmas: دراهم

Forms: دَرَٰهِمَ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

12:20

وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ

Why this meaning was chosen

The sole family occurrence was reviewed on one bounded page; it is the only frozen target, with no protected records or compacted candidates. Quran 12:20 says Joseph was sold for a paltry price consisting of a counted number of dirhams, while the sellers placed little value on him. The broken plural, accusative case, and agreement with the feminine plural adjective مَعْدُودَةٍ compose locally. The Quranic context supports its monetary role without requiring an external claim about metal, weight, minting, or exchange value. No aligned reading payload, counterexample, or unresolved issue is present.