مهر

مهر

See also: مہر‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Common West Semitic term; compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎅𐎗 (mhr), Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩠𐩧𐩩‎ (mhrt, “wealth, possessions, commodities, goods”), Biblical Hebrew מָהַר‎ (mahar, “to acquire by exchange, to barter, to purchase”), Biblical Hebrew מֹהַר‎ (mṓhar, “bridal payment, purchasing price”), Classical Syriac ܡܗܪܐ‎ (“bride-price”), Nabataean 𐢓𐢇𐢛‎ (mohar). Uncertain connection to highly productive Akkadian 𒈠𒄩𒀸 (maḫārum, “to face or meet; to accept, to receive; to conduct; to do business, to shift commodities, to transact; to accept valuables, staples, or persons; to take in or collect offers, to take in women by dowries”) and Soqotri móḥor (“to offer”), as the sound change complicates the semantic overlaps. Comparison to Middle Persian mtr'‎ (/mihr/, “contract, bond”) is fundamentally coincidental.

Verb

مَهَرَ • (mahara) I, non-past يَمْهُرُ‎ or يَمْهَرُ‎‎ (yamhuru or yamharu)

1. to settle a dowry for (one's wife, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَهَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun مَهْر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَهْر mahr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاهِر‎ māhir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْهُور‎ mamhūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْهُرُ‎ or أَمْهَرُ‎ ʾamhuru or ʾamharu	تَمْهُرُ‎ or تَمْهَرُ‎ tamhuru or tamharu	يَمْهُرُ‎ or يَمْهَرُ‎ yamhuru or yamharu		تَمْهُرَانِ‎ or تَمْهَرَانِ‎ tamhurāni or tamharāni	يَمْهُرَانِ‎ or يَمْهَرَانِ‎ yamhurāni or yamharāni		نَمْهُرُ‎ or نَمْهَرُ‎ namhuru or namharu	تَمْهُرُونَ‎ or تَمْهَرُونَ‎ tamhurūna or tamharūna	يَمْهُرُونَ‎ or يَمْهَرُونَ‎ yamhurūna or yamharūna
	f		تَمْهُرِينَ‎ or تَمْهَرِينَ‎ tamhurīna or tamharīna	تَمْهُرُ‎ or تَمْهَرُ‎ tamhuru or tamharu			تَمْهُرَانِ‎ or تَمْهَرَانِ‎ tamhurāni or tamharāni			تَمْهُرْنَ‎ or تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamhurna or tamharna	يَمْهُرْنَ‎ or يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamhurna or yamharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْهُرَ‎ or أَمْهَرَ‎ ʾamhura or ʾamhara	تَمْهُرَ‎ or تَمْهَرَ‎ tamhura or tamhara	يَمْهُرَ‎ or يَمْهَرَ‎ yamhura or yamhara		تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā	يَمْهُرَا‎ or يَمْهَرَا‎ yamhurā or yamharā		نَمْهُرَ‎ or نَمْهَرَ‎ namhura or namhara	تَمْهُرُوا‎ or تَمْهَرُوا‎ tamhurū or tamharū	يَمْهُرُوا‎ or يَمْهَرُوا‎ yamhurū or yamharū
	f		تَمْهُرِي‎ or تَمْهَرِي‎ tamhurī or tamharī	تَمْهُرَ‎ or تَمْهَرَ‎ tamhura or tamhara			تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā			تَمْهُرْنَ‎ or تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamhurna or tamharna	يَمْهُرْنَ‎ or يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamhurna or yamharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْهُرْ‎ or أَمْهَرْ‎ ʾamhur or ʾamhar	تَمْهُرْ‎ or تَمْهَرْ‎ tamhur or tamhar	يَمْهُرْ‎ or يَمْهَرْ‎ yamhur or yamhar		تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā	يَمْهُرَا‎ or يَمْهَرَا‎ yamhurā or yamharā		نَمْهُرْ‎ or نَمْهَرْ‎ namhur or namhar	تَمْهُرُوا‎ or تَمْهَرُوا‎ tamhurū or tamharū	يَمْهُرُوا‎ or يَمْهَرُوا‎ yamhurū or yamharū
	f		تَمْهُرِي‎ or تَمْهَرِي‎ tamhurī or tamharī	تَمْهُرْ‎ or تَمْهَرْ‎ tamhur or tamhar			تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā			تَمْهُرْنَ‎ or تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamhurna or tamharna	يَمْهُرْنَ‎ or يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamhurna or yamharna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُمْهُرْ‎ or اِمْهَرْ‎ umhur or imhar			اُمْهُرَا‎ or اِمْهَرَا‎ umhurā or imharā				اُمْهُرُوا‎ or اِمْهَرُوا‎ umhurū or imharū
	f		اُمْهُرِي‎ or اِمْهَرِي‎ umhurī or imharī							اُمْهُرْنَ‎ or اِمْهَرْنَ‎ umhurna or imharna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُهِرْتُ‎ muhirtu	مُهِرْتَ‎ muhirta	مُهِرَ muhira		مُهِرْتُمَا‎ muhirtumā	مُهِرَا‎ muhirā		مُهِرْنَا‎ muhirnā	مُهِرْتُمْ‎ muhirtum	مُهِرُوا‎ muhirū
	f		مُهِرْتِ‎ muhirti	مُهِرَتْ‎ muhirat			مُهِرَتَا‎ muhiratā			مُهِرْتُنَّ‎ muhirtunna	مُهِرْنَ‎ muhirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمْهَرُ‎ ʾumharu	تُمْهَرُ‎ tumharu	يُمْهَرُ‎ yumharu		تُمْهَرَانِ‎ tumharāni	يُمْهَرَانِ‎ yumharāni		نُمْهَرُ‎ numharu	تُمْهَرُونَ‎ tumharūna	يُمْهَرُونَ‎ yumharūna
	f		تُمْهَرِينَ‎ tumharīna	تُمْهَرُ‎ tumharu			تُمْهَرَانِ‎ tumharāni			تُمْهَرْنَ‎ tumharna	يُمْهَرْنَ‎ yumharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمْهَرَ‎ ʾumhara	تُمْهَرَ‎ tumhara	يُمْهَرَ‎ yumhara		تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā	يُمْهَرَا‎ yumharā		نُمْهَرَ‎ numhara	تُمْهَرُوا‎ tumharū	يُمْهَرُوا‎ yumharū
	f		تُمْهَرِي‎ tumharī	تُمْهَرَ‎ tumhara			تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā			تُمْهَرْنَ‎ tumharna	يُمْهَرْنَ‎ yumharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمْهَرْ‎ ʾumhar	تُمْهَرْ‎ tumhar	يُمْهَرْ‎ yumhar		تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā	يُمْهَرَا‎ yumharā		نُمْهَرْ‎ numhar	تُمْهَرُوا‎ tumharū	يُمْهَرُوا‎ yumharū
	f		تُمْهَرِي‎ tumharī	تُمْهَرْ‎ tumhar			تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā			تُمْهَرْنَ‎ tumharna	يُمْهَرْنَ‎ yumharna

Noun

مَهْر • (mahr) m (plural مُهُور‎ (muhūr))

1. verbal noun of مَهَرَ (mahara) (form I)
2. dowry, dower, marriage portion
3. price
4. contracting

Declension

Declension of noun مَهْر (mahr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَهْر mahr	الْمَهْر‎ al-mahr	مَهْر mahr
Nominative	مَهْرٌ mahrun	الْمَهْرُ‎ al-mahru	مَهْرُ mahru
Accusative	مَهْرًا‎ mahran	الْمَهْرَ‎ al-mahra	مَهْرَ mahra
Genitive	مَهْرٍ mahrin	الْمَهْرِ‎ al-mahri	مَهْرِ mahri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَهْرَيْن‎ mahrayn	الْمَهْرَيْن‎ al-mahrayn	مَهْرَيْ‎ mahray
Nominative	مَهْرَانِ‎ mahrāni	الْمَهْرَانِ‎ al-mahrāni	مَهْرَا‎ mahrā
Accusative	مَهْرَيْنِ‎ mahrayni	الْمَهْرَيْنِ‎ al-mahrayni	مَهْرَيْ‎ mahray
Genitive	مَهْرَيْنِ‎ mahrayni	الْمَهْرَيْنِ‎ al-mahrayni	مَهْرَيْ‎ mahray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهُور‎ muhūr	الْمُهُور‎ al-muhūr	مُهُور‎ muhūr
Nominative	مُهُورٌ‎ muhūrun	الْمُهُورُ‎ al-muhūru	مُهُورُ‎ muhūru
Accusative	مُهُورًا‎ muhūran	الْمُهُورَ‎ al-muhūra	مُهُورَ‎ muhūra
Genitive	مُهُورٍ‎ muhūrin	الْمُهُورِ‎ al-muhūri	مُهُورِ‎ muhūri

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: مهر‎ (mahar, “dowry”)
• → Middle Armenian: մահր (mahr)
• → English: mahr
• → Swahili: mahari

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwdl), 𐫖𐫇𐫍𐫡‎ (mwhr /muhr/, “seal”), and denominal verb.

Noun

مُهْر • (muhr) m

1. seal; signet; stamp

Declension

Declension of noun مُهْر (muhr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهْر muhr	الْمُهْر‎ al-muhr	مُهْر muhr
Nominative	مُهْرٌ muhrun	الْمُهْرُ‎ al-muhru	مُهْرُ muhru
Accusative	مُهْرًا‎ muhran	الْمُهْرَ‎ al-muhra	مُهْرَ muhra
Genitive	مُهْرٍ muhrin	الْمُهْرِ‎ al-muhri	مُهْرِ muhri

Descendants

• → Swahili: muhuri

Verb

مَهَرَ • (mahara) I, non-past يَمْهَرُ‎‎ (yamharu)

1. to stamp, to imprint

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَهَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun ?)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						?
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاهِر‎ māhir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْهُور‎ mamhūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْهَرُ‎ ʾamharu	تَمْهَرُ‎ tamharu	يَمْهَرُ‎ yamharu		تَمْهَرَانِ‎ tamharāni	يَمْهَرَانِ‎ yamharāni		نَمْهَرُ‎ namharu	تَمْهَرُونَ‎ tamharūna	يَمْهَرُونَ‎ yamharūna
	f		تَمْهَرِينَ‎ tamharīna	تَمْهَرُ‎ tamharu			تَمْهَرَانِ‎ tamharāni			تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamharna	يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْهَرَ‎ ʾamhara	تَمْهَرَ‎ tamhara	يَمْهَرَ‎ yamhara		تَمْهَرَا‎ tamharā	يَمْهَرَا‎ yamharā		نَمْهَرَ‎ namhara	تَمْهَرُوا‎ tamharū	يَمْهَرُوا‎ yamharū
	f		تَمْهَرِي‎ tamharī	تَمْهَرَ‎ tamhara			تَمْهَرَا‎ tamharā			تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamharna	يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْهَرْ‎ ʾamhar	تَمْهَرْ‎ tamhar	يَمْهَرْ‎ yamhar		تَمْهَرَا‎ tamharā	يَمْهَرَا‎ yamharā		نَمْهَرْ‎ namhar	تَمْهَرُوا‎ tamharū	يَمْهَرُوا‎ yamharū
	f		تَمْهَرِي‎ tamharī	تَمْهَرْ‎ tamhar			تَمْهَرَا‎ tamharā			تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamharna	يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamharna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِمْهَرْ‎ imhar			اِمْهَرَا‎ imharā				اِمْهَرُوا‎ imharū
	f		اِمْهَرِي‎ imharī							اِمْهَرْنَ‎ imharna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُهِرْتُ‎ muhirtu	مُهِرْتَ‎ muhirta	مُهِرَ muhira		مُهِرْتُمَا‎ muhirtumā	مُهِرَا‎ muhirā		مُهِرْنَا‎ muhirnā	مُهِرْتُمْ‎ muhirtum	مُهِرُوا‎ muhirū
	f		مُهِرْتِ‎ muhirti	مُهِرَتْ‎ muhirat			مُهِرَتَا‎ muhiratā			مُهِرْتُنَّ‎ muhirtunna	مُهِرْنَ‎ muhirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمْهَرُ‎ ʾumharu	تُمْهَرُ‎ tumharu	يُمْهَرُ‎ yumharu		تُمْهَرَانِ‎ tumharāni	يُمْهَرَانِ‎ yumharāni		نُمْهَرُ‎ numharu	تُمْهَرُونَ‎ tumharūna	يُمْهَرُونَ‎ yumharūna
	f		تُمْهَرِينَ‎ tumharīna	تُمْهَرُ‎ tumharu			تُمْهَرَانِ‎ tumharāni			تُمْهَرْنَ‎ tumharna	يُمْهَرْنَ‎ yumharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمْهَرَ‎ ʾumhara	تُمْهَرَ‎ tumhara	يُمْهَرَ‎ yumhara		تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā	يُمْهَرَا‎ yumharā		نُمْهَرَ‎ numhara	تُمْهَرُوا‎ tumharū	يُمْهَرُوا‎ yumharū
	f		تُمْهَرِي‎ tumharī	تُمْهَرَ‎ tumhara			تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā			تُمْهَرْنَ‎ tumharna	يُمْهَرْنَ‎ yumharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمْهَرْ‎ ʾumhar	تُمْهَرْ‎ tumhar	يُمْهَرْ‎ yumhar		تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā	يُمْهَرَا‎ yumharā		نُمْهَرْ‎ numhar	تُمْهَرُوا‎ tumharū	يُمْهَرُوا‎ yumharū
	f		تُمْهَرِي‎ tumharī	تُمْهَرْ‎ tumhar			تُمْهَرَا‎ tumharā			تُمْهَرْنَ‎ tumharna	يُمْهَرْنَ‎ yumharna

Noun

مَهْر • (mahr) m (plural مُهُور‎ (muhūr))

1. verbal noun of مَهَرَ (mahara) (form I)
2. sealing; stamping

Declension

Declension of noun مَهْر (mahr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَهْر mahr	الْمَهْر‎ al-mahr	مَهْر mahr
Nominative	مَهْرٌ mahrun	الْمَهْرُ‎ al-mahru	مَهْرُ mahru
Accusative	مَهْرًا‎ mahran	الْمَهْرَ‎ al-mahra	مَهْرَ mahra
Genitive	مَهْرٍ mahrin	الْمَهْرِ‎ al-mahri	مَهْرِ mahri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَهْرَيْن‎ mahrayn	الْمَهْرَيْن‎ al-mahrayn	مَهْرَيْ‎ mahray
Nominative	مَهْرَانِ‎ mahrāni	الْمَهْرَانِ‎ al-mahrāni	مَهْرَا‎ mahrā
Accusative	مَهْرَيْنِ‎ mahrayni	الْمَهْرَيْنِ‎ al-mahrayni	مَهْرَيْ‎ mahray
Genitive	مَهْرَيْنِ‎ mahrayni	الْمَهْرَيْنِ‎ al-mahrayni	مَهْرَيْ‎ mahray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهُور‎ muhūr	الْمُهُور‎ al-muhūr	مُهُور‎ muhūr
Nominative	مُهُورٌ‎ muhūrun	الْمُهُورُ‎ al-muhūru	مُهُورُ‎ muhūru
Accusative	مُهُورًا‎ muhūran	الْمُهُورَ‎ al-muhūra	مُهُورَ‎ muhūra
Genitive	مُهُورٍ‎ muhūrin	الْمُهُورِ‎ al-muhūri	مُهُورِ‎ muhūri

Related terms

• مُهْرَدَار‎ (muhradār)
• مُهْرَق‎ (muhraq)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *mahir-/*marw- (“(young) man; still fast and physically useful”), possibly further Proto-Afroasiatic *ma(hi)r- (“servant, slave”), potentially related to Arabic مَرْء‎ (marʾ). Compare Akkadian 𒌉 (mārum, “young man, son; subordinate, deployable man, service man, usable worker, hireling for a service”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎅𐎗 (mhr, “warrior, man, troop; skilled, expert, trained; exceptional, faster, better, or heroic”), Sabaean 𐩩𐩣𐩠𐩧𐩩‎ (tmhrt, “contingent of Bedouin mercenaries; specialty troops, proficient at handling camels and desert warfare”), Aramaic מהר‎, Hebrew מָהִיר‎, Hebrew מַהֵר‎, Phoenician 𐤌𐤄𐤓‎ (mhr), Classical Syriac ܡܗܪ‎ (“to instruct, to be instructed, to learn, to excel”), Ge'ez ምሁረ (məhurä /məhur/, “trained”).

Verb

مَهَرَ • (mahara) I, non-past يَمْهُرُ‎ or يَمْهَرُ‎‎ (yamhuru or yamharu)

1. to be skilled or skillful
2. to be proficient
3. to be trained, expert especially at handling

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَهَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns مَهْر or مَهَار or مَهَارَة or مُهُور)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مَهْر or مَهَار‎ or مَهَارَة‎ or مُهُور‎ mahr or mahār or mahāra or muhūr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاهِر‎ māhir
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْهُرُ‎ or أَمْهَرُ‎ ʾamhuru or ʾamharu	تَمْهُرُ‎ or تَمْهَرُ‎ tamhuru or tamharu	يَمْهُرُ‎ or يَمْهَرُ‎ yamhuru or yamharu		تَمْهُرَانِ‎ or تَمْهَرَانِ‎ tamhurāni or tamharāni	يَمْهُرَانِ‎ or يَمْهَرَانِ‎ yamhurāni or yamharāni		نَمْهُرُ‎ or نَمْهَرُ‎ namhuru or namharu	تَمْهُرُونَ‎ or تَمْهَرُونَ‎ tamhurūna or tamharūna	يَمْهُرُونَ‎ or يَمْهَرُونَ‎ yamhurūna or yamharūna
	f		تَمْهُرِينَ‎ or تَمْهَرِينَ‎ tamhurīna or tamharīna	تَمْهُرُ‎ or تَمْهَرُ‎ tamhuru or tamharu			تَمْهُرَانِ‎ or تَمْهَرَانِ‎ tamhurāni or tamharāni			تَمْهُرْنَ‎ or تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamhurna or tamharna	يَمْهُرْنَ‎ or يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamhurna or yamharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْهُرَ‎ or أَمْهَرَ‎ ʾamhura or ʾamhara	تَمْهُرَ‎ or تَمْهَرَ‎ tamhura or tamhara	يَمْهُرَ‎ or يَمْهَرَ‎ yamhura or yamhara		تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā	يَمْهُرَا‎ or يَمْهَرَا‎ yamhurā or yamharā		نَمْهُرَ‎ or نَمْهَرَ‎ namhura or namhara	تَمْهُرُوا‎ or تَمْهَرُوا‎ tamhurū or tamharū	يَمْهُرُوا‎ or يَمْهَرُوا‎ yamhurū or yamharū
	f		تَمْهُرِي‎ or تَمْهَرِي‎ tamhurī or tamharī	تَمْهُرَ‎ or تَمْهَرَ‎ tamhura or tamhara			تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā			تَمْهُرْنَ‎ or تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamhurna or tamharna	يَمْهُرْنَ‎ or يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamhurna or yamharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْهُرْ‎ or أَمْهَرْ‎ ʾamhur or ʾamhar	تَمْهُرْ‎ or تَمْهَرْ‎ tamhur or tamhar	يَمْهُرْ‎ or يَمْهَرْ‎ yamhur or yamhar		تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā	يَمْهُرَا‎ or يَمْهَرَا‎ yamhurā or yamharā		نَمْهُرْ‎ or نَمْهَرْ‎ namhur or namhar	تَمْهُرُوا‎ or تَمْهَرُوا‎ tamhurū or tamharū	يَمْهُرُوا‎ or يَمْهَرُوا‎ yamhurū or yamharū
	f		تَمْهُرِي‎ or تَمْهَرِي‎ tamhurī or tamharī	تَمْهُرْ‎ or تَمْهَرْ‎ tamhur or tamhar			تَمْهُرَا‎ or تَمْهَرَا‎ tamhurā or tamharā			تَمْهُرْنَ‎ or تَمْهَرْنَ‎ tamhurna or tamharna	يَمْهُرْنَ‎ or يَمْهَرْنَ‎ yamhurna or yamharna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُمْهُرْ‎ or اِمْهَرْ‎ umhur or imhar			اُمْهُرَا‎ or اِمْهَرَا‎ umhurā or imharā				اُمْهُرُوا‎ or اِمْهَرُوا‎ umhurū or imharū
	f		اُمْهُرِي‎ or اِمْهَرِي‎ umhurī or imharī							اُمْهُرْنَ‎ or اِمْهَرْنَ‎ umhurna or imharna

Etymology 4

From Proto-Semitic *muhr-.

Noun

مُهْر • (muhr) m (plural أَمْهَار‎ (ʾamhār) or مِهَارَة‎ (mihāra), feminine مُهْرَة‎ (muhra))

1. foal, colt

Declension

Declension of noun مُهْر (muhr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهْر muhr	الْمُهْر‎ al-muhr	مُهْر muhr
Nominative	مُهْرٌ muhrun	الْمُهْرُ‎ al-muhru	مُهْرُ muhru
Accusative	مُهْرًا‎ muhran	الْمُهْرَ‎ al-muhra	مُهْرَ muhra
Genitive	مُهْرٍ muhrin	الْمُهْرِ‎ al-muhri	مُهْرِ muhri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهْرَيْن‎ muhrayn	الْمُهْرَيْن‎ al-muhrayn	مُهْرَيْ‎ muhray
Nominative	مُهْرَانِ‎ muhrāni	الْمُهْرَانِ‎ al-muhrāni	مُهْرَا‎ muhrā
Accusative	مُهْرَيْنِ‎ muhrayni	الْمُهْرَيْنِ‎ al-muhrayni	مُهْرَيْ‎ muhray
Genitive	مُهْرَيْنِ‎ muhrayni	الْمُهْرَيْنِ‎ al-muhrayni	مُهْرَيْ‎ muhray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْهَار‎‎; مِهَارَة‎ ʾamhār‎; mihāra	الْأَمْهَار‎‎; الْمِهَارَة‎ al-ʾamhār‎; al-mihāra	أَمْهَار‎‎; مِهَارَة‎ ʾamhār‎; mihārat
Nominative	أَمْهَارٌ‎‎; مِهَارَةٌ‎ ʾamhārun‎; mihāratun	الْأَمْهَارُ‎‎; الْمِهَارَةُ‎ al-ʾamhāru‎; al-mihāratu	أَمْهَارُ‎‎; مِهَارَةُ‎ ʾamhāru‎; mihāratu
Accusative	أَمْهَارًا‎‎; مِهَارَةً‎ ʾamhāran‎; mihāratan	الْأَمْهَارَ‎‎; الْمِهَارَةَ‎ al-ʾamhāra‎; al-mihārata	أَمْهَارَ‎‎; مِهَارَةَ‎ ʾamhāra‎; mihārata
Genitive	أَمْهَارٍ‎‎; مِهَارَةٍ‎ ʾamhārin‎; mihāratin	الْأَمْهَارِ‎‎; الْمِهَارَةِ‎ al-ʾamhāri‎; al-mihārati	أَمْهَارِ‎‎; مِهَارَةِ‎ ʾamhāri‎; mihārati

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Persian

Etymology 1

The first sense borrowed from Arabic مَهْر‎ (mahr, “dowry”), from the verb مَهَرَ‎ (mahara, “to contract, to give a dowry”); see above. The remaining senses inherited from Middle Persian mtr' (mihr, “bond, contract”), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋‎ (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Iranian *miθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra) and the above for a possible layer of phono-semantic matching with the Semitic root regarding business contracts and reception.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /mahɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mahɾ/

• (Kabuli): IPA^(key): /mɒːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mæhɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mahɾ/

Noun

مهر • (mahr) (plural مهرها‎ (mahr-hâ))

1. (Islam) Mahr, dowry, bride-price or gift; a pre-negotiated gift of monetary or symbolic value which is promised to a bride by a groom upon marriage.
2. contracting
3. contract
4. covenant

Synonyms

• مهریه‎ (mahriye)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian mtr' (Mihr), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀‎ (miθra, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra), Ancient Greek μεσίτης (mesítēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /mihɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mɪhɾ/

• (Kabuli): IPA^(key): /meːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mehɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mehɾ/

Noun

Dari	مهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	меҳр (mehr)

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
Tajik	Меҳр (Mehr)

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)

Descendants

• → Armenian: Մհեր (Mher)

See also

• مهر‎ on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa
• (مهر (ماه‎ on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwdl), 𐫖𐫇𐫍𐫡‎ (mwhr /muhr/, “seal”) (compare Parthian 𐫖𐫇𐫍𐫡‎ (mwhr /muhr/, “seal”), and Bactrian μολρο (molro)); possibly cognate with words above, otherwise from Akkadian 𒈬𒊬 (mušarû, “object bearing a royal inscription”), from Sumerian 𒈬𒊬 (mu-sar /musar/), from 𒈬 (mu, “name, fame”) + 𒊬 (sar, “to write”); cf. the many descendants of Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet; cylinder seal”) including دیوان‎ (divân), دف‎ (daf), دفتر‎ (daftar), Arabic أَدَب‎ (ʾadab), طُوب‎ (ṭūb), طَابَع‎ (ṭābaʿ), ذَبْر‎ (ḏabr, “a writing on palm-leaves, a book”), ذَبَرَ‎ (ḏabara, “to write, to point; to read thoroughly; to understand well”).

مُهر

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /muhɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊhɾ/

• (Kabuli): IPA^(key): /moːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mohɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mɵːhɾ/

Noun

Dari	مهر, تاپه‎
Iranian Persian	مهر
Tajik	мӯҳр (mühr)

مهر • (mohr) (plural مهرها‎ (mohr-hâ))

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)
• مهر و موم‎ (mohr-o-mum)

Related terms

• مهره‎ (mohre)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: möhür
• → Ossetian: мыхуыр (myx°yr)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مهر‎ (mühr, mühür)
  • Turkish: mühür
  • → Bulgarian: муху́р (muhúr)
  • → Macedonian: мухур (muhur)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: му̏хур

    Latin: mȕhūr

• → Tatar: мөһер (möher)

See also

• (مهر (نماز‎ on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa