# mahr

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,185

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَهْر (mahr).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mahr