ਮਾਹਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਮਾਹਿਰ (māhir)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic مَهَرَ (mahara)
    Arabic مَاهِر (māhir)bor.
    Classical Persian مَاهِر (māhir)bor.
    Punjabi ਮਾਹਰ (māhar)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مَاهِر (māhir), borrowed from Arabic مَاهِر (māhir), from مَهَرَ (mahara).

    Noun

    ਮਾਹਰ • (māhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماہر)

    1. specialist

    Adjective

    ਮਾਹਰ • (māhar) (Shahmukhi spelling ماہر)

    1. adroit, experienced, skilled
    2. expert, master
      Synonyms: ਕਾਰੀਗਰ (kārīgar), ਉਸਤਾਦ (usatād)

    References

    • “ਮਾਹਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਾਹਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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