दहेज़

Hindi

Alternative forms

दहेज (dahej)
जहेज़ (jahez)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (jahiz), from Arabic جِهَاز‎ (jihāz).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɦeːz/, /d̪ə.ɦeːd͡ʒ/

Noun

दहेज़ • (dahez) m (Urdu spelling دہيز‎)

dowry
अभी भी लोग दहेज़ क्यों माँगते हैं?
abhī bhī log dahez kyõ māṅgte ha͠i?
Why do people still demand dowry?

Synonym: दायजा (dāyjā)

Declension

Declension of दहेज़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दहेज़ dahez	दहेज़ dahez
oblique	दहेज़ dahez	दहेज़ों dahezõ
vocative	दहेज़ dahez	दहेज़ो dahezo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “dahez”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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