ਮਿਹਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهر (mihr).

Noun

ਮਿਹਰ • (mihar) f (Shahmukhi spelling مہر)

1. grace, mercy, clemency
2. kindness, compassion, favour

Related terms

• ਮਿਹਰਬਾਨ (miharbān, “gracious”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਮਿਹਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਿਹਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.