ماهر

Arabic

Root
م ه ر (m-h-r)

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))

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
• → Ottoman Turkish: ماهر (mahir)
  • → Turkish: mahir
• → Indonesian: mahir
• → Swahili: mahiri

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	—

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَاهِر (māhir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.hiɾ]

 

• (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 (mâher-tar), superlative ماهِرتَرین (mâher-tarin))

1. skilled, skillful, proficient, adept

Related terms

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