ނަމާދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Persian نماز (namâz)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪a.maː.d̪u/, [n̪ä.maː.d̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ނަ‧މާ‧ދު

Noun

ނަމާދު • (namādu) (plural ނަމާދުތައް (namādutak̊))

  1. prayer
    Synonym: ސަލޯކަ (salōka)
  2. (Islam) salat

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަމާދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 188
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