ޖަދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَدّ (jadd), via Persian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.d̪u/, [d͡ʒä.d̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ޖަ‧ދު

Noun

ޖަދު • (jadu) (plural ޖަދުތައް (jadutak̊))

  1. ancestry, geneology, lineage, bloodline
    Synonyms: ގުރަނދަ (guraⁿda), މާތާޕިތާ (mātāpitā), ވަންހަ (van̊ha)
  2. tribe, house
    Synonyms: ބާގަ (bāga), ކުލަ (kula), ވަންގަ (van̊ga)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129
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