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مَهارَة
skill /ma.haː.ra/
nounB1#1770 most common
Also: proficiency, expertise, deftness
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ مَهارَة.
This is a skill.
لَهُ مَهارَة كَبيرَة.
He has great skill.
تَعَلَّمتُ مَهارَة جَديدَة في العَمَل.
I learned a new skill at work.
تَحتاجُ هٰذِهِ الوَظيفَة إلى مَهارَة عالِيَة.
This job requires a high level of skill.
أَدارَ الأَزمَة بِمَهارَة لافِتَة أَنقَذَت الشَّرِكَة.
He managed the crisis with a striking skill that saved the company.
لا يُكتَسَبُ إتقانُ مَهارَة مُعَقَّدَة إلّا بِمُمارَسَةٍ طَويلَةٍ ودَأَبٍ لا يَنقَطِع.
The mastery of a complex skill is acquired only through long practice and uninterrupted diligence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَهارَةٌ | مَهاراتٌ |
| Genitive | مَهارَةٍ | مَهاراتٍ |
| Accusative | مَهارَةً | مَهاراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مَهارَةُ | يا مَهاراتُ |
Word family
ماهِرskilled, skillful
مَهَرَto be skilled in
مُهورskilled ones (plural of ماهر)
مَهاراتيّrelating to skills
Etymology
The noun derives from the Arabic triliteral root م-ه-ر (m-h-r), which carries the sense of being skilled or proficient. The verb مَهَرَ means to be skilled in something. مَهارَة is the verbal noun built on the faʿālah pattern, which commonly forms abstract nouns of quality.
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