ޒޯރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian زور (“force, strength”). Cognate to Urdu زُور (zūr, “force, strength”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zoː.ɾu/, [zoː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ޒޯ‧ރު

Noun[edit]

ޒޯރު • (zōru) (plural ޒޯރުތައް (zōrutak̊))

  1. strength, force, power, prowess, might
    Synonyms: ޖޯރު (jōru), ބާރު (bāru), ވަރު (varu), ބަލަ (bala)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޒޯރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 261
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