ފުރަމާނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ޕުރަމާނަ (puramāna)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa, “measure, scale, standard; measure of physical strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese ප්‍රමාණය (pramāṇaya, “size, standard, proportion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ɾa.maː.n̪a/, [fu.ɾa.maː.n̪a]
• Hyphenation: ފު‧ރަ‧މާ‧ނަ

Noun

ފުރަމާނަ • (furamāna) (plural ފުރަމާނަތައް (furamānatak̊))

1. authority, might, supremacy, significance, solemnity, seriousness, gravity, dignity, majesty, power

   Synonyms: ހައިބަ (haiba), އަބުރު (aburu)

2. (archaic) consequence, result, sequel

   Synonym: ޕަޅެ (paḷe)

3. (archaic) quantity; attribute, feature

   Synonym: ވަރު (varu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަމާނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 91