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mahr in Malay

mas kahwin

mahr in Malay: mas kahwin, mahar. In English, mahr means a mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

Malay words for mahr

a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures
mas kahwin, mahar

English meaning of mahr

  1. noun A mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

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Questions about mahr in Malay

What is the meaning of mahr in Malay?
Mahr in Malay is mas kahwin, mahar.
Apakah maksud mahr dalam bahasa Melayu?
Mahr: mas kahwin, mahar.
What does mahr mean in English?
Mahr means a mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mahr (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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