އަބުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آبرو (âberu). Cognate to Urdu آبرو (ābrū)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.bu.ɾu/, [ä.bu.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ބު‧ރު

Noun

އަބުރު • (aburu) (plural އަބުރުތައް (aburutak̊))

  1. rank, standing, reputation, esteem, honour, dignity
    Synonyms: ހައިބަ (haiba), ފުރަމާނަ (furamāna)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 202
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