Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Persian ابد
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ə.bə.d̪e/, [ə.bə.d̪e]
- Hyphenation: އަ‧ބަ‧ދު
އަބަދު • (abadu)
- eternity, perpetuity, time without end
އަބަދު • (abadu)
- always
- Synonym: ނިތުރު (nituru)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަބަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 4