ދިލާވަރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian دِلاوَر (delâvar)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d̪i.laː.ʋa.ɾu/, [d̪i.laː.wä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ދި‧ލާ‧ވަ‧ރު

Adjective[edit]

ދިލާވަރު (dilāvaru) 

  1. bold, daring, valiant, fearless, brave
    Synonym: އަބަޔަ (abaya)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިލާވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 56