مہرہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُهْرَه (muhra, “bead, vertebra, game piece”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊɦ.ɾɑ(ː)/, [moɦ.ɾɑ(ː)]

Noun

مُہْرَہ • (muhra) m (Hindi spelling मोहरा)

1. vertebra
2. cowrie shell
3. (chess) chess piece, chessman
4. (board games) counter, piece
5. (figuratively) agent, stooge, pawn

Declension

Declension of مہرہ
	singular	plural
direct	مُہرہ (muhrah)	مُہرے (muhre)
oblique	مُہرے (muhre)	مُہروں (muhrõ)
vocative	مُہرے (muhre)	مُہرو (muhro)

Further reading

• “مہرہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مہرہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.