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mohurrer

mohurrer noun: a clerk or writer in a native language.

Noun

mohurrer (plural mohurrers)

  1. (India, historical) A clerk or writer in a native language.
    • An embezzlement of government money to the extent of about Rs. 2,000 was discovered some time ago in the post-office here, between the baboo, mutsuddy and mohurrer.1835 February, Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, page 104

Forms of mohurrer

pluralmohurrers
alternative formmoharrir
alternative formmohrer

Origin of mohurrer

Ultimately from Arabic مُحَرِّر (muḥarrir, “editor”), from مُـ (mu-) + حَرَّرَ (ḥarrara).

Questions about mohurrer

What does mohurrer mean?
Mohurrer means a clerk or writer in a native language.
What part of speech is mohurrer?
Mohurrer is a noun.
What is the plural of mohurrer?
The plural of mohurrer is mohurrers.

Words near mohurrer in the dictionary

  1. mohturfas
  2. mohua
  3. mohuas
  4. mohur
  5. Mohurram
  6. mohurrer
  7. mohurrers
  8. Mohurrum
  9. mohurs
  10. mohwa
  11. mohwas

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