ފުރަމާނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ޕުރަމާނަ (puramāna)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa, “measure, scale, standard; measure of physical strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese ප්‍රමාණය (pramāṇaya, “size, standard, proportion”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fu.ɾa.maː.n̪a/, [fu.ɾa.maː.n̪a]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ރަ‧މާ‧ނަ

Noun

ފުރަމާނަ • (furamāna) (plural ފުރަމާނަތައް (furamānatak̊))

  1. authority, might, supremacy, significance, solemnity, seriousness, gravity, dignity, majesty, power
    Synonyms: ހައިބަ (haiba), އަބުރު (aburu)
  2. (archaic) consequence, result, sequel
    Synonym: ޕަޅެ (paḷe)
  3. (archaic) quantity; attribute, feature
    Synonym: ވަރު (varu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރަމާނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 91
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