qurush


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qurush

(kʊˈruːʃ)
n
a former monetary unit in Saudi Arabia. Twenty qurush were worth one riyal
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Noun1.qurush - 20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian monetary unit - monetary unit in Saudi Arabia
riyal, Saudi Arabian riyal - the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia
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Zaynab Fawwaz published Hush al-'awaqib aw Ghada al-zahira (Fine Consequences, or Radiant Ghada) in 1899 and al-Malik Qurush aw malik al-Furs (King Cyrus or the King of the Persians) in 1905 (she published a play, al-Hawa wa-l-wafa' [Love and Fidelity] in 1893).
"I promise to give you three piastres (Qurush)*," Salim replied.
The plaintiff asked the court to rule against the defendant [probably the plaintiff's ex-wife] by cancelling the housing costs (ujrat maskan) and caretaker wage (ujrat hadana) for [the custody of] his two children ..., [67] in the amount of 60 piasters (qurush) per month, as decided by the al-Dawahi Shari[CHARACTERS NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]a Court of Summary Justice on February 18, 1940, in lawsuit no.