Urdu

Noun

مہر • ‎(mahar) m ‎(Hindi spelling महर)

1. chief
2. headman

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit महिला (mahilā).

Noun

مہر • ‎(mahar(i)) f ‎(Hindi spelling महर)

1. woman
2. wife
3. 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)

1. dowry, dower, marriage portion
2. alimony
3. contracting
4. contract
5. covenant

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit मिहिर (mihir).

Noun

مہر • ‎(mihir) m ‎(Hindi spelling मिहिर)

1. the sun
2. the moon
3. cloud
4. wind
5. 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)

1. love
2. affection
3. kindness
4. friendship
5. mercy
6. pity
7. sympathy
8. 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)

1. stamp
2. seal
3. signet
4. cautery
5. maidenhood
6. virginity