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Where does “مَهَارٍ” come from?

مَهَارٍ (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَهَرَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

مَهَارٍ (Arabic): a mehari camel or dromedary

Definitions

  1. a mehari camel or dromedary

Ancestry of “مَهَارٍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَهَرَto contract, to give a dowry; to be deft or...
2Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
3Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
4Persianکهرباamber
5Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
6Persianکاستن—
7Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “مَهَارٍ”

  • mehari
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