ماهر
Arabic
Root |
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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))
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | ||
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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)
- → Turkish: mahir
- → Indonesian: mahir
- → Swahili: mahiri
- → Uyghur: ماھىر (mahir)
- → Uzbek: mohir
Proper noun
مَاهِر • (māhir) m
- a male given name, Mahir
Declension
singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maː.ˈhiɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.ɦɪɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.ɦeɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.ɦiɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | māhir |
Dari reading? | māhir |
Iranian reading? | mâher |
Tajik reading? | mohir |
Adjective
ماهِر • (mâher) (comparative ماهِرتَر, superlative ماهِرتَرین)
Related terms
- ماهِرانِه (mâherâne, “skillfully”)
- مَهارَت (mahârat, “skill”)