mahar

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈma.har]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧har

Noun[edit]

mahar (first-person possessive maharku, second-person possessive maharmu, third-person possessive maharnya)

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

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Northern Catanduanes Bicolano[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mahár

  1. expensive
    Antonym: barato

Tetum[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mahar

  1. thick

Zaghawa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mahar

  1. dowry

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