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Mehri, like other Modern South Arabian languages, possesses a rich oral tradition, but not a written one. [9] [10] There exist two main approaches to writing the language: using the standard Arabic alphabet or using a modified Arabic alphabet that contains additional letters to represent sounds unique to Mehri. [11]
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River. It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply. It is the second-largest dam in Rajasthan. It is named after Shri Jamnala Bajaj.
Wad el-Mahi (Arabic: ود الماحي), or Wad al Mahi, is a locality in the Blue Nile State, Sudan. It has a population of 110,831 and was one of the main sites of the 2023 Blue Nile clashes . Geography and climate
A garland of flowers and/or leaves to be worn around the neck (not to be confused with the Romanian lei, plural of leu, meaning the currency). Link: lūʻau: A Hawaiian feast. [luːˈʔɐw] Link: Mahalo: Thank you. Link: Mahi-mahi: Dolphin fish; the word means "very strong." [ˈmɐhiˈmɐhi] Link: Mana: Magical or spiritual power. Manō
The Mehri [note 1] (Arabic: المهرة), also known as the al-Mahrah tribe (Arabic: قبيلة المهرة), are an Arab [citation needed] ethnographic group primarily inhabiting South Arabia especially in the Al-Mahra Governorate in Yemen and the island of Socotra in the Guardafui Channel. They are named after Mahra bin Haydan.
Cyprus English name Arabic name Endonym Notes Name Language Nicosia: al-'Afqūsiyah (الأَفْقُوسِيَة) [15] or Niqūsiah (نيقوسيا) : al-'Afqūsiyah (الأفقوسية) was the old Arabic name for Nicosia, and it originates from the Byzantine Greek name of the city, Λευκωσία (Lefkosia).
The Mahi are a people of Benin. They live north of Abomey, from the Togo border on the west to the Zou River on the east, and south to Cové between the Zou and Ouemé rivers, north of the Dassa hills. [clarification needed] The Mahi identity was formed in the 16th century as a result of the expansionism of the Kingdom of Dahomy.
The Farsi 'mahi', meaning “fish,” has an Indo-Iranian origins. It is related to the words 'masya' in Avesta, 'mahik' in Pahlavi/Middle Persian, 'mastya' in Sanskrit, 'mohi' in Gilaki, and 'masi' in Lori and Kurdish. It is a mere coincidence that the word 'mahi' exists in both Hawaiian and Persia, there is no linguistic relation.