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