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Mahir
ماہرSay it MAA-hir
- Meaning
- Skilful, expert in a thing's fine details; used alone, a good swimmer Lane, p. 2740
- Say it
- MAA-hir
- Written
- ماہر
- Other spellings
- Maahir, Maher
Mahir
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Mahir meaning
Mahir (ماہر) is a Hindu and Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Skilful, expert in a thing's fine details; used alone, a good swimmer
Mahir (ماہر) is the Arabic māhir, from the root m-h-r. Lane defines it as skilful, a person who knows the minute points of a thing, and adds that when the word is used by itself it generally means a good swimmer. In Urdu and Hindi, māhir is still the everyday word for an expert in any field. Name lists give Mahir as "skilled" or "expert", which matches the dictionary. The name is short, easy to say in Indian languages and in English, and is sometimes written Maahir.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, Book I, Part 7 (1885), p. 2740 · entry māhir (مَاهِرٌ), root m-h-r · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, m-h-r, p. 2740 (Part 7 scan, leaf 267)
Popularity abroad
- #593 England and Wales, boys 2025
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Spellings
Mahir · Maahir · Maher