مہر
Urdu
Noun
مہر • (mahar) m (Hindi spelling महर)
- chief
- headman
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).
Noun
مہر • (mahar(i)) f (Hindi spelling महर)
- woman
- wife
- female
Etymology 3
From Arabic verbal noun مَهْر (mahr), from verb مَهَرَ (mahara, “to contract, to give a dowry”), from eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra- (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”) Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).
Noun
مہر • (mahr) m (Hindi spelling महर)
- dowry, dower, marriage portion
- alimony
- contracting
- contract
- covenant
Etymology 4
From Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira).
Noun
مہر • (mihir) m (Hindi spelling मिहिर)
- the sun
- the moon
- cloud
- wind
- air
Etymology 5
From Persian مهر (mehr), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra- (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”) Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).
Noun
مہر • (mihr, mehr) f (Hindi spelling मिहर)
- love
- affection
- kindness
- friendship
- mercy
- pity
- sympathy
- prosperity
Etymology 6
From Persian مهر (mohr), from Arabicized borrowing from Persian, eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra- (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”) Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).
Noun
مہر • (muhr, mohr) f (Hindi spelling मुहर)
- stamp
- seal
- signet
- cautery
- maidenhood
- virginity