شیربها

Persian

Etymology

From (šir, “milk”) +‎ (bahâ, “price”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃiːɾ.ba.ˈhaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃiːɾ.bä.ɦɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃiːɾ.bɑːɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃiɾ.bɔːɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃiːɹ.bæ.ɦɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃiɾ.bä.ɦɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šīrbahā
Dari reading^?	šīrbahā
Iranian reading^?	širbahâ
Tajik reading^?	širbaho

Noun

شیربها • (širbahâ)

bride price to the bride's mother; compare with (mahriyye), paid directly to the bride.

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شیربها”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim