Translation of "dowry" into Swahili

mahari, Mahari are the top translations of "dowry" into Swahili.

dowry verb noun grammar

Property or payment given by a wife or her family to a husband at the time of marriage. (In some cultures, it is the husband who pays the dowry to the wife’s family.) [..]

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English-Swahili dictionary

  • mahari

    noun

    An amount paid by the parents of a bride to the groom and or his family. [..]

    It is estimated that every hour, a woman is killed because of a dispute over dowries.

    Imekadiriwa kwamba kila saa, mwanamke huuawa kwa sababu ya ugomvi kuhusu mahari.

  • Mahari

    money, goods, or estate that is given to a woman at the time of her marriage

    It is estimated that every hour, a woman is killed because of a dispute over dowries.

    Imekadiriwa kwamba kila saa, mwanamke huuawa kwa sababu ya ugomvi kuhusu mahari.

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