ܡܗܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܗ ܪ (m h r)
1 term

Compare Arabic مَاهِر (māhir) and Hebrew מָהִיר (mahír, “fast, quick”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məhiːrɑː]

Adjective

ܡܗܝܼܪܵܐ • (mhīrā) (feminine ܡܗܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mhīrtā), plural ܡܗܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (mhīrē))

  1. skilled, proficient, adept
  2. efficient, effective, efficacious, good

Derived terms

  • ܡܗܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mhīrūṯā, “skill”)
  • ܡܗܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mhīrāˀīṯ, “skillfully”)
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