mahar

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مَهْر (mahr, “marriage portion”), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Doublet of mitra and mohor.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧har

Noun

mahar (plural mahar-mahar)

  1. dowry, marriage settlement, marriage portion
  2. mahr

Synonyms

Further reading

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Adjective

mahár

  1. expensive
    Antonym: barato

Tetum

Adjective

mahar

  1. thick

Zaghawa

Etymology

From Arabic مَهْر (mahr, “marriage portion”), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”).

Noun

mahar

  1. dowry

References

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