مهر
Arabic
Etymology 1
Arabicized borrowing from Persian, eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”).
Verb
مَهَرَ • (mahara) I, non-past يَمْهُرُ or يَمْهَرُ (yamhuru or yamharu)
Conjugation
| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
مَهْر mahr | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
māhir | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَمْهُور mamhūr | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | mahartu |
maharta |
مَهَرَ mahara |
مَهَرْتُمَا mahartumā |
مَهَرَا maharā |
maharnā |
mahartum |
maharū | |||
| f | maharti |
maharat |
مَهَرَتَا maharatā |
mahartunna |
maharna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾamhuru or ʾamharu |
tamhuru or tamharu |
yamhuru or yamharu |
تَمْهُرَانِ or تَمْهَرَانِ tamhurāni or tamharāni |
يَمْهُرَانِ or يَمْهَرَانِ yamhurāni or yamharāni |
namhuru or namharu |
تَمْهُرُونَ or تَمْهَرُونَ tamhurūna or tamharūna |
يَمْهُرُونَ or يَمْهَرُونَ yamhurūna or yamharūna | |||
| f | تَمْهُرِينَ or تَمْهَرِينَ tamhurīna or tamharīna |
tamhuru or tamharu |
تَمْهُرَانِ or تَمْهَرَانِ tamhurāni or tamharāni |
تَمْهُرْنَ or تَمْهَرْنَ tamhurna or tamharna |
يَمْهُرْنَ or يَمْهَرْنَ yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾamhura or ʾamhara |
tamhura or tamhara |
yamhura or yamhara |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
يَمْهُرَا or يَمْهَرَا yamhurā or yamharā |
namhura or namhara |
تَمْهُرُوا or تَمْهَرُوا tamhurū or tamharū |
يَمْهُرُوا or يَمْهَرُوا yamhurū or yamharū | |||
| f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhura or tamhara |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
تَمْهُرْنَ or تَمْهَرْنَ tamhurna or tamharna |
يَمْهُرْنَ or يَمْهَرْنَ yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾamhur or ʾamhar |
tamhur or tamhar |
yamhur or yamhar |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
يَمْهُرَا or يَمْهَرَا yamhurā or yamharā |
namhur or namhar |
تَمْهُرُوا or تَمْهَرُوا tamhurū or tamharū |
يَمْهُرُوا or يَمْهَرُوا yamhurū or yamharū | |||
| f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhur or tamhar |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
تَمْهُرْنَ or تَمْهَرْنَ tamhurna or tamharna |
يَمْهُرْنَ or يَمْهَرْنَ yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | umhur or imhar |
اُمْهُرَا or اِمْهَرَا umhurā or imharā |
اُمْهُرُوا or اِمْهَرُوا umhurū or imharū |
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| f | umhurī or imharī |
اُمْهُرْنَ or اِمْهَرْنَ umhurna or imharna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | muhirtu |
muhirta |
مُهِرَ muhira |
مُهِرْتُمَا muhirtumā |
مُهِرَا muhirā |
muhirnā |
muhirtum |
muhirū | |||
| f | muhirti |
muhirat |
مُهِرَتَا muhiratā |
muhirtunna |
muhirna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾumharu |
tumharu |
yumharu |
تُمْهَرَانِ tumharāni |
يُمْهَرَانِ yumharāni |
numharu |
tumharūna |
yumharūna | |||
| f | tumharīna |
tumharu |
تُمْهَرَانِ tumharāni |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾumhara |
tumhara |
yumhara |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
يُمْهَرَا yumharā |
numhara |
تُمْهَرُوا tumharū |
يُمْهَرُوا yumharū | |||
| f | tumharī |
tumhara |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾumhar |
tumhar |
yumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
يُمْهَرَا yumharā |
numhar |
تُمْهَرُوا tumharū |
يُمْهَرُوا yumharū | |||
| f | tumharī |
tumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
Verb
مَهَرَ • (mahara) I, non-past يَمْهَرُ (yamharu)
Conjugation
| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
? | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
māhir | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَمْهُور mamhūr | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | mahartu |
maharta |
مَهَرَ mahara |
مَهَرْتُمَا mahartumā |
مَهَرَا maharā |
maharnā |
mahartum |
maharū | |||
| f | maharti |
maharat |
مَهَرَتَا maharatā |
mahartunna |
maharna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾamharu |
tamharu |
yamharu |
تَمْهَرَانِ tamharāni |
يَمْهَرَانِ yamharāni |
namharu |
tamharūna |
yamharūna | |||
| f | tamharīna |
tamharu |
تَمْهَرَانِ tamharāni |
tamharna |
yamharna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾamhara |
tamhara |
yamhara |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
يَمْهَرَا yamharā |
namhara |
تَمْهَرُوا tamharū |
يَمْهَرُوا yamharū | |||
| f | tamharī |
tamhara |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
tamharna |
yamharna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾamhar |
tamhar |
yamhar |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
يَمْهَرَا yamharā |
namhar |
تَمْهَرُوا tamharū |
يَمْهَرُوا yamharū | |||
| f | tamharī |
tamhar |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
tamharna |
yamharna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | imhar |
اِمْهَرَا imharā |
اِمْهَرُوا imharū |
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| f | imharī |
imharna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | muhirtu |
muhirta |
مُهِرَ muhira |
مُهِرْتُمَا muhirtumā |
مُهِرَا muhirā |
muhirnā |
muhirtum |
muhirū | |||
| f | muhirti |
muhirat |
مُهِرَتَا muhiratā |
muhirtunna |
muhirna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾumharu |
tumharu |
yumharu |
تُمْهَرَانِ tumharāni |
يُمْهَرَانِ yumharāni |
numharu |
tumharūna |
yumharūna | |||
| f | tumharīna |
tumharu |
تُمْهَرَانِ tumharāni |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾumhara |
tumhara |
yumhara |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
يُمْهَرَا yumharā |
numhara |
تُمْهَرُوا tumharū |
يُمْهَرُوا yumharū | |||
| f | tumharī |
tumhara |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾumhar |
tumhar |
yumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
يُمْهَرَا yumharā |
numhar |
تُمْهَرُوا tumharū |
يُمْهَرُوا yumharū | |||
| f | tumharī |
tumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
Noun
مَهْر • (mahr) m (plural مُهُور (muhūr))
- verbal noun of مَهَرَ (mahara) (form I)
- stamping
- sealing
- contracting
- dowry, dower, marriage portion
- price
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَهْر mahr |
الْمَهْر al-mahr |
مَهْر mahr |
| Nominative | مَهْرٌ mahrun |
الْمَهْرُ al-mahru |
مَهْرُ mahru |
| Accusative | مَهْرًا mahran |
الْمَهْرَ al-mahra |
مَهْرَ mahra |
| Genitive | مَهْرٍ mahrin |
الْمَهْرِ al-mahri |
مَهْرِ mahri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَهْرَيْن mahrayn |
الْمَهْرَيْن al-mahrayn |
مَهْرَيْ mahray |
| Nominative | مَهْرَانِ mahrāni |
الْمَهْرَانِ al-mahrāni |
مَهْرَا mahrā |
| Accusative | مَهْرَيْنِ mahrayni |
الْمَهْرَيْنِ al-mahrayni |
مَهْرَيْ mahray |
| Genitive | مَهْرَيْنِ mahrayni |
الْمَهْرَيْنِ al-mahrayni |
مَهْرَيْ mahray |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُهُور muhūr |
الْمُهُور al-muhūr |
مُهُور muhūr |
| Nominative | مُهُورٌ muhūrun |
الْمُهُورُ al-muhūru |
مُهُورُ muhūru |
| Accusative | مُهُورًا muhūran |
الْمُهُورَ al-muhūra |
مُهُورَ muhūra |
| Genitive | مُهُورٍ muhūrin |
الْمُهُورِ al-muhūri |
مُهُورِ muhūri |
Noun
مُهْر • (muhr) m
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُهْر muhr |
الْمُهْر al-muhr |
مُهْر muhr |
| Nominative | مُهْرٌ muhrun |
الْمُهْرُ al-muhru |
مُهْرُ muhru |
| Accusative | مُهْرًا muhran |
الْمُهْرَ al-muhra |
مُهْرَ muhra |
| Genitive | مُهْرٍ muhrin |
الْمُهْرِ al-muhri |
مُهْرِ muhri |
Related terms
- مُهْرَدَار (muhradār)
Etymology 2
Verb
مَهَرَ • (mahara) I, non-past يَمْهُرُ or يَمْهَرُ (yamhuru or yamharu)
- to be skilled
- to be proficient
Conjugation
| verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
mahr or mahār or mahāra or muhūr | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
māhir | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | mahartu |
maharta |
مَهَرَ mahara |
مَهَرْتُمَا mahartumā |
مَهَرَا maharā |
maharnā |
mahartum |
maharū | |||
| f | maharti |
maharat |
مَهَرَتَا maharatā |
mahartunna |
maharna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾamhuru or ʾamharu |
tamhuru or tamharu |
yamhuru or yamharu |
تَمْهُرَانِ or تَمْهَرَانِ tamhurāni or tamharāni |
يَمْهُرَانِ or يَمْهَرَانِ yamhurāni or yamharāni |
namhuru or namharu |
تَمْهُرُونَ or تَمْهَرُونَ tamhurūna or tamharūna |
يَمْهُرُونَ or يَمْهَرُونَ yamhurūna or yamharūna | |||
| f | تَمْهُرِينَ or تَمْهَرِينَ tamhurīna or tamharīna |
tamhuru or tamharu |
تَمْهُرَانِ or تَمْهَرَانِ tamhurāni or tamharāni |
تَمْهُرْنَ or تَمْهَرْنَ tamhurna or tamharna |
يَمْهُرْنَ or يَمْهَرْنَ yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾamhura or ʾamhara |
tamhura or tamhara |
yamhura or yamhara |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
يَمْهُرَا or يَمْهَرَا yamhurā or yamharā |
namhura or namhara |
تَمْهُرُوا or تَمْهَرُوا tamhurū or tamharū |
يَمْهُرُوا or يَمْهَرُوا yamhurū or yamharū | |||
| f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhura or tamhara |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
تَمْهُرْنَ or تَمْهَرْنَ tamhurna or tamharna |
يَمْهُرْنَ or يَمْهَرْنَ yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾamhur or ʾamhar |
tamhur or tamhar |
yamhur or yamhar |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
يَمْهُرَا or يَمْهَرَا yamhurā or yamharā |
namhur or namhar |
تَمْهُرُوا or تَمْهَرُوا tamhurū or tamharū |
يَمْهُرُوا or يَمْهَرُوا yamhurū or yamharū | |||
| f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhur or tamhar |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
تَمْهُرْنَ or تَمْهَرْنَ tamhurna or tamharna |
يَمْهُرْنَ or يَمْهَرْنَ yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | umhur or imhar |
اُمْهُرَا or اِمْهَرَا umhurā or imharā |
اُمْهُرُوا or اِمْهَرُوا umhurū or imharū |
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| f | umhurī or imharī |
اُمْهُرْنَ or اِمْهَرْنَ umhurna or imharna | ||||||||||
Noun
مُهْر • (muhr) m (plural أَمْهَار (ʾamhār) or مِهَارَة (mihāra), feminine مُهْرَة (muhra))
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُهْر muhr |
الْمُهْر al-muhr |
مُهْر muhr |
| Nominative | مُهْرٌ muhrun |
الْمُهْرُ al-muhru |
مُهْرُ muhru |
| Accusative | مُهْرًا muhran |
الْمُهْرَ al-muhra |
مُهْرَ muhra |
| Genitive | مُهْرٍ muhrin |
الْمُهْرِ al-muhri |
مُهْرِ muhri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مُهْرَيْن muhrayn |
الْمُهْرَيْن al-muhrayn |
مُهْرَيْ muhray |
| Nominative | مُهْرَانِ muhrāni |
الْمُهْرَانِ al-muhrāni |
مُهْرَا muhrā |
| Accusative | مُهْرَيْنِ muhrayni |
الْمُهْرَيْنِ al-muhrayni |
مُهْرَيْ muhray |
| Genitive | مُهْرَيْنِ muhrayni |
الْمُهْرَيْنِ al-muhrayni |
مُهْرَيْ muhray |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَمْهَار; مِهَارَة ʾamhār; mihāra |
الْأَمْهَار; الْمِهَارَة al-ʾamhār; al-mihāra |
أَمْهَار; مِهَارَة ʾamhār; mihārat |
| Nominative | أَمْهَارٌ; مِهَارَةٌ ʾamhārun; mihāratun |
الْأَمْهَارُ; الْمِهَارَةُ al-ʾamhāru; al-mihāratu |
أَمْهَارُ; مِهَارَةُ ʾamhāru; mihāratu |
| Accusative | أَمْهَارًا; مِهَارَةً ʾamhāran; mihāratan |
الْأَمْهَارَ; الْمِهَارَةَ al-ʾamhāra; al-mihārata |
أَمْهَارَ; مِهَارَةَ ʾamhāra; mihārata |
| Genitive | أَمْهَارٍ; مِهَارَةٍ ʾamhārin; mihāratin |
الْأَمْهَارِ; الْمِهَارَةِ al-ʾamhāri; al-mihārati |
أَمْهَارِ; مِهَارَةِ ʾamhāri; mihārati |
Persian
Etymology 1
Reborrowed from Arabic verbal noun مَهْر (mahr), from the verb مَهَرَ (mahara, “to contract, to give a dowry”), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), a borrowing from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).
Noun
مهر • (mahr) (plural مهرها (mahr-hâ))
- (Islam) Mahr, a pre-negotiated gift of monetary (for example, gold coins) or symbolic value which is promised to a bride by a groom upon marriage. A woman may claim her mahr at any point during the marriage though in practice often it is claimed upon divorce or the death of the husband.
- contracting
- contract
- covenant
Synonyms
- مهریه (mahriye)
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian mtr' (Mihr), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit मित्र (mitra), Ancient Greek μεσίτης (mesítēs).
Noun
| Dari Persian | مهر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | مهر |
| Tajiki Persian | меҳр (mehr) |
مهر • (mehr)
Derived terms
Proper noun
| Dari Persian | مهر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | مهر |
| Tajiki Persian | Меҳр (Mehr) |
مهر • (Mehr)
- (Zoroastrianism) Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity.
- the Sun
- Mehr, the seventh month of the solar Persian calendar.
- Name of the sixteenth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.
Related terms
See also
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مهر on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
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(مهر (ماه on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
Etymology 3
From Middle Persian mwdl (muhr, “seal”) (compare Manichaean Middle Persian mwhr (muhr, “seal”), Manichaean Parthian mwhr (muhr, “seal”), and Bactrian μολρο (molro)); possibly cognate with Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra) and Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Compare Sanskrit Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”), मित्र (mitra, “covenant”).
Noun

| Dari Persian | تاپه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | مهر |
| Tajiki Persian | мӯҳр (mühr) |
مهر • (mohr) (plural مهرها (mohr-hâ))
- seal
- impression
- stamp
- (Islam) A prayer-stone, sometimes made from clay from Karbala or Mashhad, which is placed on the ground in front of the worshipper and onto which the forehead is touched during prayer; also known as a turba.
Derived terms
- مهر زدن (mohr zadan)
- مهر کردن (mohr kardan)
- مهر و موم (mohr-o-mum)
See also
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(مهر (نماز on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa