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, 2024.