दहेज़
(Redirected from दहेज)
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جهاز (jahāz, jihāz). Influenced by दायजा (dāyjā), from Sanskrit. Compare Punjabi ਦਹੇਜ (dahej).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
दहेज़ • (dahez) m (Urdu spelling دہیز)
- dowry
- Synonym: दायजा (dāyjā)
- अभी भी लोग दहेज़ क्यों माँगते हैं?
- abhī bhī log dahez kyõ māṅgte ha͠i?
- Why do people still demand dowry?
Declension edit
Declension of दहेज़ (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “dahez”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press