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 مَاهِرُون (māhirūn) 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)
  • → Turkish: mahir
• → Indonesian: mahir
• → Swahili: mahiri
• → Uyghur: ماھىر (mahir)
• → Uzbek: mohir

Proper noun

مَاهِر • (māhir) m

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

• → Ottoman Turkish: ماهر (mahir)
  • → Turkish: Mahir

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic مَهَرَ (mahara)

Arabic مَاهِر (māhir)bor.

Persian ماهر

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maː.ˈhir/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ɦɪɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ɦɪɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.jɪɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.jiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.ɦeɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.ɦiɾ]

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

Related terms

• ماهِرانِه (mâherâne, “skillfully”)
• مَهارَت (mahârat, “skill”)