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Mehr: meaning, origin and pronunciation

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مہر

مهر

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Mehr (مہر, Persian مهر) means “the sun; love, kindness”. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, مهر.

Meaning
the sun; love, kindness
معنی
سورج؛ محبت، مہربانی

Where it comes from

Steingass: mihr, the sun; love, affection. Not to be confused with Arabic mahr, dowry.

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Other spellings
Mehar · Mihr