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مَاهِرَة
Mahira
MAA-hee-ra
“Skilled, expert.”
About Mahira
Mahira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "skilled, expert" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root م-ه-ر meaning 'to be skilled'. Active participle, feminine.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
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 Mahira is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Mahira before.
- Mahira Khan (b. 1984), Pakistani actress
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Mahira
- What does the name Mahira mean?
- Mahira (مَاهِرَة) means "Skilled, expert". From the Arabic root م-ه-ر meaning 'to be skilled'. Active participle, feminine.
- Is Mahira a name from the Qur'an?
- Mahira does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Mahira a boy or a girl name?
- Mahira is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Mahira come from?
- Mahira is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters M-H-R.
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