Its lexical root is wariq (silver), and its plural form is raqīn, on the same pattern as bittah/bittayn and ʿizzah/ʿizzayn.

– al-muṣaddiq: originally al-mutaṣaddiq; the tāʾ was changed into a ṣād and assimilated. This word appears twice in the hadith: first in the phrase, “unless the muṣaddiq so wills,” and second in, “the muṣaddiq shall give him….” In the first occurrence it means “the donor,” while in the second it refers to “the zakah officer.” When the first meaning is intended, the ṣād is read with a kasrah; when the second is meant, it is read with a fatḥah.

– dirhaman: a silver coin minted for exchange, plural darāhim. The standard Islamic dirham weighs 2.975 grams.