ṣarrāf (English spelling) sarraf

Japanese: ṣarrāf(英語表記)sarraf
ṣarrāf (English spelling) sarraf

...However, for daily transactions and settlements, legal tender and counterfeit gold and silver coins of various weights and denominations, as well as cast bullion, crushed silver, and silver grains, were widely used. Therefore, the existence of money changers (ṣarrāf) who assayed and weighed them to assess their real value, charged a fee, and engaged in exchange was necessary. In the 10th and 11th centuries, the Street of Aun in Baghdad was a financial district where these money changers lined up.

*Some of the glossaries that mention "ṣarrāf" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし日常の取引決済には,各種の重量・金位をもつ法定・偽造の金銀貨幣,ならびに鋳込み地金,砕銀,粒銀が多く使用されている。したがって,それらを試金・計量して実質価値を評定し,手数料を徴収して両替に従事する両替商(サッラーフṣarrāf)の存在が必要であった。10~11世紀,バグダードのアウン街はこれらの両替商が軒を並べる金融街であった。…

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