لیره

See also: ليرة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic لِيرَة‎ (līra), from Italian lira.

Noun

لیره • (lire)

  1. lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey
  2. pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria and Lebanon
  3. lira, a defunct currency formerly used in Italy
  4. livre, a defunct currency formerly used in France

Usage notes

For the meaning "pound," لیره‎ (lire) generally refers to the Lebanese pound and the Syrian pound. Other currencies called "pound" in English are generally called پوند‎ (pund) in Persian. Even the Lebanese pound and the Syrian pound may be called پوند‎ (pund), though they are more properly called لیره‎ (lire).

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