ނާބަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ނައުބަތް (naubat̊)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪əːbə/, [n̪əːbə]

Noun

ނާބަ • (nāba)

1. (music) a musical composition played at the Sultan's Palace after the call for prayers at sunset.

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184