ޕޫރުބެ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, before, formerly). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera). Doublet of ފޫރުއްބަ (fūrubba), ފުރަ (fura), and ޕުރެ (pure)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puː.ɾu.be/, [puː.ɾu.be]
  • Hyphenation: ޕޫ‧ރު‧ބެ

Adverb

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ޕޫރުބެ (pūrube) (archaic)

  1. formerly, aforetime, of old, of yore, anciently
  2. prior to

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕޫރުބެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 201