mahr

M3A1H4R1

noun

A mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

Opposite
dowry
OriginArabic مَهْر →
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Meanings

nounmahr (countable and uncountable, plural mahrs)

plural mahrs

  1. countableuncountableIslamA mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

    Antonyms: dowry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

Opposite
dowry

Origin

  1. Arabicمَهْر
  2. Englishmahr

Borrowed from Arabic مَهْر (mahr).

More words from Arabic

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Translations

Arabic مَهْر, صَدَاق
  • مَهْر (mahr)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
  • صَدَاق (ṣadāq)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Bengali মহর
  • মহর (mohor)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
French mahr
  • mahra mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
German Brautgabe
  • Brautgabea mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Hindi महर
  • महर (mahar)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Indonesian maskawin, mahar
  • maskawina mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
  • mahara mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Japanese マフル
  • マフル (mafuru)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Malay mas kahwin, mahar
  • mas kahwina mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
  • mahara mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Persian مهر, مهریه
  • مهر (mahr)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
  • مهریه (mahriye)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Russian махр
  • махр (maxr)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Spanish acidaque, mahr
  • acidaquea mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
  • mahra mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Swahili mahari
  • maharia mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Swedish mahr
  • mahra mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Turkish mehir
  • mehira mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
Urdu مہر
  • مہر (mahr)a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

harmRahmHmar
Cite this entry
APA

mahr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahr

MLA

“mahr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahr. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahr,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahr.

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