ashrafi

noun

ash·​ra·​fi ˈä-shrə-(ˌ)fē 

plural ashrafis

1

: a gold coin of the Ottoman Empire

2

: a Persian gold coin

3

: asarfi

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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