ܡܗܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܗ ܪ (m h r)
1 term

Compare Arabic مَاهِر (māhir) and Hebrew מָהִיר (mahír, “fast, quick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məhiːrɑː]

Adjective

ܡܗܝܼܪܵܐ • (mhīrā) (feminine ܡܗܝܼܪܬܵܐ (mhīrtā), plural ܡܗܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (mhīrē))

1. skilled, proficient, adept
2. efficient, effective, efficacious, good

Derived terms

• ܡܗܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mhīrūṯā, “skill”)
• ܡܗܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mhīrāˀīṯ, “skillfully”)