Mahā
مَهَا
Say it ma-HAA
The wild oryx
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- m-h-w
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Maha, Mahaa
Meaning & source
Wild oryx: mahā is the plural of mahāh. When a woman is likened to the mahāh for her eyes, Lisān says, the wild oryx is meant; for whiteness, crystal or pearl.
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فإِنما يُعنى بِهَا الْبَقَرَةُ، وَالْجَمْعُ مَهاً ومَهَوات، وَقَدْ مَهَتْ تَمْهُو مَهاً فِي بَيَاضِهَا
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.