مهر

See also مہر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Arabicized borrowing from Persian, eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”).

Verb

مَهَرَ • (mahara) perfect — Verb form I

1. to stamp
2. to imprint
3. to contract
4. to make a settlement on a wife

Noun

مَهْر‎ • (mahr), plural مُهُور (muhūr)‎

1. stamping
2. sealing
3. contracting
4. dowry, dower, marriage portion
5. price

Noun

مُهْر‎ • (muhr)

1. seal
2. stamp
3. signet

Related terms

• مهردار (muhradār)

Etymology 2

Verb

مهر • (máhara) perfect — يهمر  (yamhuru) imperfect

1. to be skilled
2. to be proficient

Conjugation

conjugation of مَهَرَ (mahara) — verb form i

verbal noun المصدر
active participle اسم الفاعل						مَاهِرٌ (māhirun)
active voice الفعل المعلوم
		singular المفرد				dual المثنى			plural الجمع
		1st person المتكلم	2nd person المخاطب	3rd person الغائب		2nd person المخاطب	3rd person الغائب		1st person المتكلم	2nd person المخاطب	3rd person الغائب
perfect indicative الماضي	m	مَهَرْتُ (mahartu)	مَهَرْتَ (maharta)	مَهَرَ (mahara)		مَهَرْتُمَا (mahartumā)	مَهَرَا (maharā)		مَهَرْنَا (maharnā)	مَهَرْتُمْ (mahartum)	مَهَرُوا (maharū)
	f		مَهَرْتِ (maharti)	مَهَرَتْ (maharat)			مَهَرَتَا (maharatā)			مَهَرْتُنَّ (mahartunna)	مَهَرْنَ (maharna)
imperfect indicative المضارع	m	أَمْهُرُ (ʾamhuru)	تَمْهُرُ (tamhuru)	يَمْهُرُ (yamhuru)		تَمْهُرَانِ (tamhurāni)	يَمْهُرَانِ (yamhurāni)		نَمْهُرُ (namhuru)	تَمْهُرُونَ (tamhurūna)	يَمْهُرُونَ (yamhurūna)
	f		تَمْهُرِينَ (tamhurīna)	تَمْهُرُ (tamhuru)			تَمْهُرَانِ (tamhurāni)			تَمْهُرْنَ (tamhurna)	يَمْهُرْنَ (yamhurna)
subjunctive المضارع المنصوب	m	أَمْهُرَ (ʾamhura)	تَمْهُرَ (tamhura)	يَمْهُرَ (yamhura)		تَمْهُرَا (tamhurā)	يَمْهُرَا (yamhurā)		نَمْهُرَ (namhura)	تَمْهُرُوا (tamhurū)	يَمْهُرُوا (yamhurū)
	f		تَمْهُرِي (tamhurī)	تَمْهُرَ (tamhura)			تَمْهُرَا (tamhurā)			تَمْهُرْنَ (tamhurna)	يَمْهُرْنَ (yamhurna)
jussive المضارع المجزوم	m	أَمْهُرْ (ʾamhur)	تَمْهُرْ (tamhur)	يَمْهُرْ (yamhur)		تَمْهُرَا (tamhurā)	يَمْهُرَا (yamhurā)		نَمْهُرْ (namhur)	تَمْهُرُوا (tamhurū)	يَمْهُرُوا (yamhurū)
	f		تَمْهُرِي (tamhurī)	تَمْهُرْ (tamhur)			تَمْهُرَا (tamhurā)			تَمْهُرْنَ (tamhurna)	يَمْهُرْنَ (yamhurna)
imperative الأمر	m		اُمْهُرْ (umhur)			اُمْهُرَا (umhurā)				اُمْهُرُوا (umhurū)
	f		اُمْهُرِي (umhurī)							اُمْهُرْنَ (umhurna)

Noun

مُهْر‎ • (muhr) (pl: أمْهار amhār, مِهارَة mihārä)

1. foal
2. colt

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Persian

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Etymology 1

Reborrowed from Arabic verbal noun مهر (mahr), from verb مَهَرَ (mahara) to contract, to give a dowry, from eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra- (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).

Noun

مهر • (mahr), plural مهرها (mahr-hâ)

1. (Islam) Mahr, a pre-negotiated gift of monetary (for example, gold coins) or symbolic value which is promised to a bride by a groom upon marriage. A woman may claim her mahr at any point during the marriage though in practice often it is claimed upon divorce or the death of the husband.
2. contracting
3. contract
4. covenant

Synonyms

• مهریه (mahriye)

Etymology 2

From Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan mithra (“covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra- (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).

Noun

Dari	مهر‍
Iranian Persian	مهر‍
Tajik	‍меҳр‍

مهر • (mehr)

1. kindness
2. love
3. affection
4. friendship
5. mercy
6. sympathy
7. prosperity

Derived terms

• مهربان (mehrabân)
• مهربانی (mehrabâni)

Proper noun

Dari	مهر‍
Iranian Persian	مهر‍
Tajik	‍Меҳр‍

مهر (Mehr)

1. (Zoroastrianism) Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity.
2. the Sun
3. Mehr, the seventh month of the solar Persian calendar.
4. Name of the sixteenth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.

Related terms

• مهرآباد (Mehrâbâd)
• مهربان (mehrabân)
• مهربانی (mehrabâni)
• مهرداد (Mehrdâd)
• مهرگان (Mehregân)

See also

• مهر on the Persian Wikipedia.fa.Wikipedia
• (مهر (ماه on the Persian Wikipedia.fa.Wikipedia:مهر (ماه)

Etymology 3

Reborrowed from Arabic مُهْر (muhr), eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra- (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).

Noun

مُهر

مهر • (mohr)

1. seal
2. impression
3. stamp
4. (Islam) A prayer-stone, sometimes made from clay from Karbala or Mashhad, which is placed on the ground in front of the worshipper and onto which the forehead is touched during prayer; also known as a turba.

Derived terms

• مهر زدن (mohr zadan)
• مهر کردن (mohr kardan)

See also

• (مهر (نماز on the Persian Wikipedia.fa.Wikipedia:مهر (نماز)

Etymology 4

From Arabic مُهْر (muhr).

Noun

مهر • (mohr)

1. foal, colt