ރަޖަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजन (rājana). Cognate to Sinhalese රාජ (rāja). Doublet of ރާދަ (rāda) and ރަދުން (radun̊)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/, [rä.d͡ʒä]
  • Hyphenation: ރަ‧ޖަ

Noun

ރަޖަ • (raja) (plural ރަޖަތައް (rajatak̊))

  1. (archaic) king, sovereign, monarch
    Synonym: އާދިފަތި (ādifati)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަޖަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 205
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