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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