ماهر

Arabic

Root
م ه ر (m h r)
5 terms

Etymology

    Derived from the active participle of مَهَرَ (mahara, to be skilled, to be proficient).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maː.hir/

    Adjective

    مَاهِر • (māhir) (feminine مَاهِرَة (māhira), masculine plural مَاهِرُونَ (māhirūna) or مَهَرَة (mahara), feminine plural مَاهِرَات (māhirāt) or مُهَّر (muhhar), elative أَمْهَر (ʔamhar))

    1. skilled, skillful, proficient, adept
      Synonyms: بَارِع (bāriʕ), حَاذِق (ḥāḏiq), خَبِير (ḵabīr), مُجِيد (mujīd)

    Declension

    Declension of adjective مَاهِر (māhir)
    singular masculine feminine
    basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مَاهِر
    māhir
    الْمَاهِر
    al-māhir
    مَاهِرَة
    māhira
    الْمَاهِرَة
    al-māhira
    nominative مَاهِرٌ
    māhirun
    الْمَاهِرُ
    al-māhiru
    مَاهِرَةٌ
    māhiratun
    الْمَاهِرَةُ
    al-māhiratu
    accusative مَاهِرًا
    māhiran
    الْمَاهِرَ
    al-māhira
    مَاهِرَةً
    māhiratan
    الْمَاهِرَةَ
    al-māhirata
    genitive مَاهِرٍ
    māhirin
    الْمَاهِرِ
    al-māhiri
    مَاهِرَةٍ
    māhiratin
    الْمَاهِرَةِ
    al-māhirati
    dual masculine feminine
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مَاهِرَيْن
    māhirayn
    الْمَاهِرَيْن
    al-māhirayn
    مَاهِرَتَيْن
    māhiratayn
    الْمَاهِرَتَيْن
    al-māhiratayn
    nominative مَاهِرَانِ
    māhirāni
    الْمَاهِرَانِ
    al-māhirāni
    مَاهِرَتَانِ
    māhiratāni
    الْمَاهِرَتَانِ
    al-māhiratāni
    accusative مَاهِرَيْنِ
    māhirayni
    الْمَاهِرَيْنِ
    al-māhirayni
    مَاهِرَتَيْنِ
    māhiratayni
    الْمَاهِرَتَيْنِ
    al-māhiratayni
    genitive مَاهِرَيْنِ
    māhirayni
    الْمَاهِرَيْنِ
    al-māhirayni
    مَاهِرَتَيْنِ
    māhiratayni
    الْمَاهِرَتَيْنِ
    al-māhiratayni
    plural masculine feminine
    sound masculine plural‎;
    broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
    sound feminine plural‎;
    basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مَاهِرِين‎; مَهَرَة
    māhirīn‎; mahara
    الْمَاهِرِين‎; الْمَهَرَة
    al-māhirīn‎; al-mahara
    مَاهِرَات‎; مُهَّر
    māhirāt‎; muhhar
    الْمَاهِرَات‎; الْمُهَّر
    al-māhirāt‎; al-muhhar
    nominative مَاهِرُونَ‎; مَهَرَةٌ
    māhirūna‎; maharatun
    الْمَاهِرُونَ‎; الْمَهَرَةُ
    al-māhirūna‎; al-maharatu
    مَاهِرَاتٌ‎; مُهَّرٌ
    māhirātun‎; muhharun
    الْمَاهِرَاتُ‎; الْمُهَّرُ
    al-māhirātu‎; al-muhharu
    accusative مَاهِرِينَ‎; مَهَرَةً
    māhirīna‎; maharatan
    الْمَاهِرِينَ‎; الْمَهَرَةَ
    al-māhirīna‎; al-maharata
    مَاهِرَاتٍ‎; مُهَّرًا
    māhirātin‎; muhharan
    الْمَاهِرَاتِ‎; الْمُهَّرَ
    al-māhirāti‎; al-muhhara
    genitive مَاهِرِينَ‎; مَهَرَةٍ
    māhirīna‎; maharatin
    الْمَاهِرِينَ‎; الْمَهَرَةِ
    al-māhirīna‎; al-maharati
    مَاهِرَاتٍ‎; مُهَّرٍ
    māhirātin‎; muhharin
    الْمَاهِرَاتِ‎; الْمُهَّرِ
    al-māhirāti‎; al-muhhari

    Descendants

    • Azerbaijani: mahir
    • Persian: ماهر (mâher)
    • Ottoman Turkish: ماهر (mahir)
    • Indonesian: mahir
    • Swahili: mahiri
    • Uyghur: ماھىر (mahir)
    • Uzbek: mohir

    Proper noun

    مَاهِر • (māhirm

    1. a male given name, Mahir

    Declension

    Declension of noun مَاهِر (māhir)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مَاهِر
    māhir
    nominative مَاهِرٌ
    māhirun
    accusative مَاهِرًا
    māhiran
    genitive مَاهِرٍ
    māhirin

    Descendants

    Persian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Arabic مَاهِر (māhir), from مَهَرَ (mahara).

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? māhir
      Dari reading? māhir
      Iranian reading? mâher
      Tajik reading? mohir

      Adjective

      ماهِر • (mâher) (comparative ماهِرتَر, superlative ماهِرتَرین)

      1. skilled, skillful, proficient, adept
      • ماهِرانِه (mâherâne, skillfully)
      • مَهارَت (mahârat, skill)