ਦਹੇਜ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਦਹੇਜ਼ (dahez), ਜਹੇਜ਼ (jahez)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz). Influenced by ਦਾਜ (dāj), from Sanskrit. Compare Hindi दहेज़ (dahez).

Noun

ਦਹੇਜ • (dahej) m (Shahmukhi spelling دہيز)

1. dowry

   Synonym: ਦਾਹ (dāh)

Further reading

• “ਦਹੇਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024