Maha (name)

Maha (Arabic: مها‎‎, mahā) is an Arabic feminine given name, meaning "wild cow" (with reference to its eyes) or "beautiful eyes".[1][2] The wild cow — or the Arabian oryx antelope, which is identified with the word mahā in some sources — has been traditionally celebrated in Arabic poetry for the beauty of its eyes.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Nouri Gana, ed. (2013). The Edinburgh Companion to the Arab Novel in English: The Politics of Anglo Arab and Arab American Literature and Culture. Edinburgh University Press. p. 239.
  2. ↑ "مَها" (in Arabic). Almaany.com Dictionary of Name Meanings. Retrieved Sep 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ James Orr, ed. (1915). The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volume 1. Howard-Severance Company. p. 144.
  4. ↑ Philip K. Hitti (2002). History of The Arabs. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 301.
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