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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جهاز (jahāz, jihāz). Influenced by दायजा (dāyjā), from Sanskrit. Compare Punjabi ਦਹੇਜ (dahej).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɦeːz/, , /d̪ə.ɦeːd͡ʒ/,
Noun
दहेज़ • (dahez) m (Urdu spelling دہیز)
- dowry
- Synonym: दायजा (dāyjā)
अभी भी लोग दहेज़ क्यों माँगते हैं?- abhī bhī log dahez kyõ māṅgte ha͠i?
- Why do people still demand dowry?
Declension
Declension of दहेज़ (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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दहेज़ dahez
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दहेज़ dahez
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oblique
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दहेज़ dahez
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दहेज़ों dahezõ
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vocative
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दहेज़ dahez
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दहेज़ो dahezo
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