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مهر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a dowry or bride-price, but also extends to skill, expertise, and the young of horses. It encompasses terms related to marital transactions, proficiency, and equine offspring.

Derived headwords

المَهْرnoun
  1. 1.
    dowryboth

    The bride-price or dowry given by the groom to the bride's family.

مَهَرَverb
  1. 1.
    dowryboth

    dowry

  2. 2.
    he gave the woman a dowryboth

    he gave the woman a dowry

  3. 3.
    he was skilled in the thingboth

    he was skilled in the thing

  4. 4.
    foalboth

    foal

  5. 5.
    plural of female foalboth

    plural of female foal

أَمْهَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to give dowryclassical

    To give a dowry to a woman.

مَهْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    dowry (masdar)classical

    The act or instance of paying a dowry.

المَهْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    freeborn womanclassical

    A woman who is of free birth, not enslaved.

  2. 2.
    foalboth

    A young female horse; a filly.

المَهَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    skillboth

    Expertise, proficiency, or skill in a particular matter or activity.

  2. 2.
    foals (plural)both

    Plural of 'mahr', referring to young horses.

مَاهِرadjective
  1. 1.
    skilledboth

    Possessing skill or expertise; adept.

  2. 2.
    swimmerclassical

    One who swims skillfully.

مُهْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female foalboth

    female foal

المُهْرِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Mahri (breed of camel)classical

    Referring to camels of the Mahri breed, known for their quality.

المَهَارَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Mahri camels (plural)classical

    Plural of 'Mahri', referring to camels of that specific breed.

أَمْهَارnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of foalboth

    plural of foal

مُمَهَّرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    having a foalclassical

    A female horse that has given birth to a foal.

Parallel reading

المهر: الصداق.
The dowry: the bride-price.
مهرت المرأة أمهرها مهرا وأمهرتها.
She gave the woman her dowry, and he gave her dowry.
وأمهرن أرماحا من الخط ذبلا
And they gave spears of the Khutt wood, dried.
كالممهورة إحدى خدمتيها.
Like one whose two services have been paid for (with a dowry).
والمهيرة: الحرة.
And Al-Muhayrah: the freeborn woman.
والمهارة: الحذق في الشئ.
And Al-Maharah: skill in a thing.
وقد مهرت الشئ مهارة.
And he was skilled in the thing with skill.
يقذف بالبوصى والماهر
He throws with the Bussi (a type of reed) and the swimmer.
يريد السابح.
He means the one who swims.
والجمع المهارى، وإن شئت خففت الياء.
And the plural is Al-Mahari, and if you wish, you can lighten the 'ya'.
به تمطت غول كل مهمه
By it, the ghoul of every desolate place stretches itself.
بنا حراجيج المهارى النفه
Carrying us, the swift Mahri camels, the proud ones.
والمهر: ولد الفرس، والجمع أمهار ومهار ومهارة.
And Al-Mahr: the offspring of a horse, and the plural is Amhaar, Mahaar, and Maharah.
والانثى مهرة، والجمع مهر ومهرات.
And the female is a Mahrah, and the plural is Mahar and Maharaat.
يقذفن بالمهرات والامهار
They throw with the fillies and the foals.
وفرس ممهر: ذات مهر.
And a mare Mumahharah: one that has a foal.
جافي اليدين عن مشاش المهر
Rough of hand from the withers of the foal.
يقال هو عظم في زور الفرس.
It is said to be a bone in the chest of the horse.