Mehr

M3E1H4R1

proper noun

The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

OriginPersian مهر →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

    Under the full moon of the month of Mehr, with the torches hissing, the African and the Frank circled an ambit of packed earth.

    2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 10

Origin

  1. Persianمهر
  2. EnglishMehr

Borrowed from Persian مهر (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre.

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APA

Mehr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mehr

MLA

“Mehr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mehr. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mehr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mehr.

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