Where does “جہیز” come from?

جہیز (Urdu) comes from Persian جهیز, from Arabic جهاز — equipment, device, appliances, outfit, gear, rig;...

جہیز (Urdu): dowry

Definitions

  1. dowry

Ancestry of “جہیز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجهیز—
2Arabicجهازequipment, device, appliances, outfit, gear, rig;...
Every word from Arabic جهاز →Every word from Persian جهیز →