दहेज़
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جهاز (jahāz, jihāz). Influenced by दायजा (dāyjā), from Sanskrit. Compare Punjabi ਦਹੇਜ (dahej).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Declension of दहेज़ (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “dahez”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press