مهر
Arabic
Etymology 1
Arabicized borrowing from Persian, eventually from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (miθrō, “covenant, contract, oath”).
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 |
tamhurūna or tamharūna |
yamhurūna or yamharūna | |||
f | tamhurīna or tamharīna |
tamhuru or tamharu |
تَمْهُرَانِ or تَمْهَرَانِ tamhurāni or tamharāni |
tamhurna or tamharna |
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 |
tamhurū or tamharū |
yamhurū or yamharū | |||
f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhura or tamhara |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
tamhurna or tamharna |
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 |
tamhurū or tamharū |
yamhurū or yamharū | |||
f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhur or tamhar |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
tamhurna or tamharna |
yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | umhur or imhar |
اُمْهُرَا or اِمْهَرَا umhurā or imharā |
umhurū or imharū |
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f | umhurī or imharī |
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 |
tumharū |
yumharū | |||
f | tumharī |
tumhara |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾumhar |
tumhar |
yumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
يُمْهَرَا yumharā |
numhar |
tumharū |
yumharū | |||
f | tumharī |
tumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna |
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
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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 | 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 |
tamharū |
yamharū | |||
f | tamharī |
tamhara |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
tamharna |
yamharna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾamhar |
tamhar |
yamhar |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
يَمْهَرَا yamharā |
namhar |
tamharū |
yamharū | |||
f | tamharī |
tamhar |
تَمْهَرَا tamharā |
tamharna |
yamharna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | imhar |
اِمْهَرَا imharā |
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 |
tumharū |
yumharū | |||
f | tumharī |
tumhara |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾumhar |
tumhar |
yumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
يُمْهَرَا yumharā |
numhar |
tumharū |
yumharū | |||
f | tumharī |
tumhar |
تُمْهَرَا tumharā |
tumharna |
yumharna |
Noun
مَهْر • (mahr) m (plural مُهُور (muhūr))
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: մահր (mahr)
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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)
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 | |||||||||||
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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 |
tamhurūna or tamharūna |
yamhurūna or yamharūna | |||
f | tamhurīna or tamharīna |
tamhuru or tamharu |
تَمْهُرَانِ or تَمْهَرَانِ tamhurāni or tamharāni |
tamhurna or tamharna |
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 |
tamhurū or tamharū |
yamhurū or yamharū | |||
f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhura or tamhara |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
tamhurna or tamharna |
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 |
tamhurū or tamharū |
yamhurū or yamharū | |||
f | tamhurī or tamharī |
tamhur or tamhar |
تَمْهُرَا or تَمْهَرَا tamhurā or tamharā |
tamhurna or tamharna |
yamhurna or yamharna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | umhur or imhar |
اُمْهُرَا or اِمْهَرَا umhurā or imharā |
umhurū or imharū |
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f | umhurī or imharī |
umhurna or imharna |
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
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Iranian Persian | مهر |
Tajiki Persian | меҳр (mehr) |
مهر • (mehr)
Proper noun
Dari Persian | مهر |
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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
مهر on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa (مهر (ماه on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
Etymology 3
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwdl), 𐫖𐫇𐫍𐫡 (mwhr /muhr/, “seal”) (compare Parthian 𐫖𐫇𐫍𐫡 (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 |
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Iranian Persian | مهر |
Tajiki Persian | мӯҳр (mühr) |
مهر • (mohr) (plural مهرها (mohr-hâ))
Derived terms
- مهر زدن (mohr zadan)
- مهر کردن (mohr kardan)
- مهر و موم (mohr-o-mum)
See also
(مهر (نماز on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa