Definitions For Daric

Noun

DARIC (plural DARICs) A gold coin from persian empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).

Translations

Aramaic: דריכונא (drykwnʾ, sc=Hebr) : Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ, sc=Syrc) Czech: dáreikos, m Finnish: dareikki French: darique, f German: Dareikos, m Greek: : Ancient: δαρεικός, sc=polytonic Hebrew: אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon, sc=Hebr), דַּרָכְּמוֹן, sc=Hebr Italian: darico, m Latin: darīcus Parthian: 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃, ts=dārīg Persian: دریک, tr=darik, sc=fa-Arab Portuguese: darico, m, dárico, m

Etymology

From "gold, from dari-, , golden (compare {{cog, ae, 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌, , tr=zaⁱri-, yellowish, golden"), ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ǵʰelh₃-, , gleam, yellow}}. Compare {{cog, arc, דריכונא, tr=drykwnʾ}}, {{cog, syc, ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ, tr=drykwnʾ}}, {{cog, hbo, אֲדַרְכּוֹן, tr=adarkon}} and {{cog, xpr, 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃, tr=dʾryg, ts=dārīg, t=gold coin, Dareikos, sc=Mani}}. {{doublet, en, gold, yellow}}. Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος, , darius who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a folk etymology.