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- لِيرَا (līrā)
لَيْرَة • (layra) f (plural لَيْرَات (layrāt))
- pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria and Lebanon
- lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey
- lira, a defunct currency formerly used in Italy
- livre, a defunct currency formerly used in France
For the meaning “pound”, لَيْرَة (layra) refers only to the Lebanese pound and the Syrian pound. Most currencies called “pound” in English, including the pound sterling and the Egyptian pound, are known as جُنَيْه (junayh) in Arabic.
South Levantine Arabic
ليرة • (lēra) f (plural ليرات (lērāt))
- dinar, a denomination of currency used in Jordan
- Synonym: دينار (dinār)
- pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria and Lebanon
- lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey
- قرش (ʔirš, “piastre”)