mahar

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

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

Noun

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

1. dowry, marriage settlement, marriage portion

Synonyms

• maskawin

Further reading

• “mahar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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