"daric" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: darics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), from an Old Persian word related to 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /⁠daraniya-⁠/, “gold”), from *dari- (“golden”) (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri, “yellowish, golden”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”). Compare Aramaic ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ), Classical Syriac ܕܪܝܼܟܘܿܢܐ (darykwnʾ), Biblical Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon) and Parthian 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/, “gold coin, Dareikos”). Doublet of gold and yellow. Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a folk etymology. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Δαρεικός|δᾱρεικός}} Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), {{der|en|peo|-}} Old Persian, {{m|peo|𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹||gold|ts=daraniya-}} 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /⁠daraniya-⁠/, “gold”), {{m|peo|*dari-||golden}} *dari- (“golden”), {{cog|ae|𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌||yellowish, golden}} Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri, “yellowish, golden”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰelh₃-||gleam, yellow}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”), {{cog|arc|ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ|tr=drykwnʾ}} Aramaic ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ), {{cog|syc|ܕܪܝܼܟܘܿܢܐ|tr=darykwnʾ}} Classical Syriac ܕܪܝܼܟܘܿܢܐ (darykwnʾ), {{cog|hbo|אֲדַרְכּוֹן|tr=adarkon}} Biblical Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon), {{cog|xpr|𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃|sc=Mani|t=gold coin, Dareikos|ts=dārīg}} Parthian 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/, “gold coin, Dareikos”), {{doublet|en|gold|yellow}} Doublet of gold and yellow, {{m|grc|Δαρεῖος||Darius}} Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} daric (plural darics)
  1. A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC). Wikipedia link: daric Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies Categories (place): Persia Related terms: siglos Translations (gold coin from Persia): δαρεικός (dareikós) (Ancient Greek), דריכונא (drykwnʾ) (Aramaic), ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), dáreikos [masculine] (Czech), dareikki (Finnish), darique [feminine] (French), Dareikos [masculine] (German), אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon) (Hebrew), דַּרָכְּמוֹן (Hebrew), darico [masculine] (Italian), darīcus (Latin), 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (alt: dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/) (Parthian), دریک (darik) (Persian), darico [masculine] (Portuguese), dárico [masculine] (Portuguese)

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "gold coin from Persia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dárico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daric"
}

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