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مَهَا
Maha
MA-hah
“Oryx; large, beautiful eyes.”
About Maha
Maha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "oryx; large, beautiful eyes" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic for the oryx (wild antelope), and by extension the wide dark eyes praised in Arabic poetry. A name rooted in the pre-Islamic poetic tradition.
Popular in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Levant.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Mahaa
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Maha is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Maha
- What does the name Maha mean?
- Maha (مَهَا) means "Oryx; large, beautiful eyes". Classical Arabic for the oryx (wild antelope), and by extension the wide dark eyes praised in Arabic poetry. A name rooted in the pre-Islamic poetic tradition.
- Is Maha a name from the Qur'an?
- Maha does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Maha a boy or a girl name?
- Maha is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Maha come from?
- Maha is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-H-W. Popular in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Levant.
- How is Maha spelled?
- Maha is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَهَا) is also written Mahaa. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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