دہیز

Urdu

Etymology

Probably influenced by ديجا (dejā, daijā, “dowry”), from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɦeːz/
  • Rhymes: -eːz
  • Hyphenation: دَ‧ہیز

Noun

دہيز • (dahez) m (Hindi spelling दहेज़)

  1. alternative form of جہیز (jahez, “dowry”)

Further reading

  • “دہیز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دہیز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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