mahar
Indonesian
[ˈma.har]
noun
Definitions
- dowry, marriage settlement, marriage portion
Etymology
Derived from Arabic مَهْر (dowry, marriage portion) derived from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 derived from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬋 (contract, oath, covenant) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (treaty, agreement, covenant, promise).
Origin
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*mitra
Gloss
treaty, agreement, covenant, promise
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing