mahir

See also: Mahir

Azerbaijani

Etymology

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Arabic مَهَرَ (mahara)

Arabic مَاهِر (māhir)bor.

Azerbaijani mahir

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

Adjective

mahir (comparative daha mahir, superlative ən mahir)

1. skilled, skillful, proficient, adept.

Derived terms

• mahirlik

Related terms

• məharət
• mahiranə
• mahirləşmək

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “mahir”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mahir, from Arabic مَاهِر (māhir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.hir/, [ˈma.hɪr]
• Hyphenation: ma‧hir

Adjective

mahir (comparative lebih mahir, superlative paling mahir)

1. skilled, skillful, proficient, adept

Further reading

• “mahir”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ماهر (mhhir), from Arabic مَاهِر (māhir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːˈhiɾ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧hir

Adjective

mahir

1. (dated, archaic) skilled, skillful, proficient, adept

   Synonyms: becerikli, yetenekli

Further reading

• “mahir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu