mahr

See also: Mahr

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Etymology

From Arabic مَهْر (mahr)

Noun

mahr (countable and uncountable, plural mahrs)

  1. (Islam) A mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.
    Antonym: dowry (from bride's family to groom's family)
    Hypernyms: bride price, reverse dowry, dower < marriage-portion < price, fee, gift
    Coordinate terms: dower (likewise an assurance, but receivable at death rather than upon marriage); lobola (Bantu)

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