दहेज़
Hindi
Alternative forms
- जहेज़ (jahez)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian جهیز (jahiz), from Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɦeːz/
Noun
दहेज़ • (dahez) m (Urdu spelling دہيز)
- dowry
- अभी भी लोग दहेज़ क्यों माँगते हैं?
- abhī bhī log dahez kyõ mā̃gte ha͠i?
- Why do people still demand dowry?
- Synonym: दायजा (dāyajā)
Declension
| Declension of दहेज़ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | दहेज़ (dahez) | दहेज़ (dahez) |
| Oblique | दहेज़ (dahez) | दहेज़ों (dahezõ) |
| Vocative | दहेज़ (dahez) | दहेज़ो (dahezo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दहेज़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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