Maha (name)

Maha (Arabic: مها‎, mahā) is an Arabic feminine given name, meaning "wild deer" (with reference to its eyes) or "beautiful eyes".[1][2][3] The wild deer — 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.[4][5]

Maha Abouelenein Egyptian American communications consultant
Maha Ali (born 1973), Jordanian politician and industrial engineer
Maha al-Sudairi, a Saudi princess
Maha Koraiem (born 1978), Australian author
Maha Shehata (born 1989), Egyptian women's footballer

References

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. 229.
Hans Wehr, J. Milton Cowan (1979). A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (4th ed.). Spoken Language Services. p. 1091.
"مَها" (in Arabic). Almaany.com Dictionary of Name Meanings. Retrieved Sep 4, 2016.
James Orr, ed. (1915). The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volume 1. Howard-Severance Company. p. 144.
Philip K. Hitti (2002). History of The Arabs. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 301.

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[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. 229.

[2] Hans Wehr, J. Milton Cowan (1979). A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (4th ed.). Spoken Language Services. p. 1091.

[3] "مَها" (in Arabic). Almaany.com Dictionary of Name Meanings. Retrieved Sep 4, 2016.

[4] James Orr, ed. (1915). The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volume 1. Howard-Severance Company. p. 144.

[5] Philip K. Hitti (2002). History of The Arabs. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 301.