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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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