مہرہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُهْرَه (muhra, “bead, vertebra, game piece”).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُہْرَہ • (muhra) m (Hindi spelling मुहरा)

  1. vertebra
  2. cowrie shell
  3. (chess) chess piece, chessman
  4. (board games) counter, piece
  5. (figuratively) agent, stooge, pawn

Declension

Declension of مہرہ
singular plural
direct مُہرَہ (muhrah) مُہرے (muhre)
oblique مُہرے (muhre) مُہروں (muhrõ)
vocative مُہرے (muhre) مُہرو (muhro)

Further reading

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