Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Mushahira

मुशाहिरा
said mu-shaa-hi-ra
also written: Mushahra
Meaning

A fixed monthly salary, stipend, or honorarium. (A different word from mushaira, the poetic gathering — this one is 'monthly pay', from mah, a month.)

Literally: from shahr / mah (month) — a monthly allowance