مهر
العربية
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مهر¹
Where it comes from
Common West Semitic term; compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎅𐎗 (mhr), Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩠𐩧𐩩 (mhrt, “wealth, possessions, commodities, goods”), Biblical Hebrew מָהַר (mahar, “to acquire by exchange, to barter, to purchase”), Biblical Hebrew מֹהַר (mṓhar, “bridal payment, purchasing price”), Classical Syriac ܡܗܪܐ (“bride-price”), Nabataean 𐢓𐢇𐢛 (mohar). Uncertain connection to highly productive Akkadian 𒈠𒄩𒀸 (maḫārum, “to face or meet; to accept, to receive; to conduct; to do business, to shift commodities, to transact; to accept valuables, staples, or persons; to take in or collect offers, to take in women by dowries”) and Soqotri móḥor (“to offer”), as the sound change complicates the semantic overlaps. Comparison to Middle Persian mtr' (/mihr/, “contract, bond”) is fundamentally coincidental.
verb مَهَرَ · mahara · يَمْهُرُ · يَمْهَرُ · مَهْر
- to settle a dowry for (one's wife, etc.)
noun مَهْر · mahr · مُهُور · الْمَهْر
- verbal noun of مَهَرَ (mahara) (form I)
- dowry, dower, marriage portion
- price
- contracting
مهر²
Where it comes from
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwdl), 𐫖𐫇𐫍𐫡 (mwhr /muhr/, “seal”), and denominal verb.
noun مُهْر · muhr · الْمُهْر · مُهْرٌ
- seal; signet; stamp
verb مَهَرَ · mahara · يَمْهَرُ · - · مَاهِر · مَمْهُور
- to stamp, to imprint
noun مَهْر · mahr · مُهُور · الْمَهْر
- verbal noun of مَهَرَ (mahara) (form I)
- sealing; stamping
مهر³
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *mahir-/*marw- (“(young) man; still fast and physically useful”), possibly further Proto-Afroasiatic *ma(hi)r- (“servant, slave”), potentially related to Arabic مَرْء (marʔ). Compare Akkadian 𒌉 (mārum, “young man, son; subordinate, deployable man, service man, usable worker, hireling for a service”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎅𐎗 (mhr, “warrior, man, troop; skilled, expert, trained; exceptional, faster, better, or heroic”), Sabaean 𐩩𐩣𐩠𐩧𐩩 (tmhrt, “contingent of Bedouin mercenaries; specialty troops, proficient at handling camels and desert warfare”), Aramaic מהר, Hebrew מָהִיר, Hebrew מַהֵר, Phoenician 𐤌𐤄𐤓 (mhr), Classical Syriac ܡܗܪ (“to instruct, to be instructed, to learn, to excel”), Ge'ez ምሁረ (məhurä /məhur/, “trained”).
verb مَهَرَ · mahara · يَمْهُرُ · يَمْهَرُ · مَهْر · مَهَار
- to be skilled or skillful
- to be proficient
- to be trained, expert especially at handling
مهر⁴
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *muhr-.
noun مُهْر · muhr · أَمْهَار · مِهَارَة · مُهْرَة
- foal, colt
In English
Talk about this word "مهر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. مهر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1 "مهر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {مهر},
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year = {2026},
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