ਦਹੇਜ

ਦਹੇਜ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਦਹੇਜ਼ (dahez), ਜਹੇਜ਼ (jahez)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جهیز‎ (jahiz), from Arabic جِهَاز‎ (jihāz).

Noun

ਦਹੇਜ • (dahej) m (Shahmukhi spelling دہيز‎)

1. dowry

   Synonym: ਦਾਹ (dāh)

Further reading

• “ਦਹੇਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023