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ރޫފަ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa). Cognate with Sinhalese රුප (rupa), රුව (ruwa), රු (ru). Doublet of ރޫ () and ރޫހަ (rūha).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ruːfə/, [ɾuːfə]

Noun

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ރޫފަ (rūfa) (plural ރޫފަތައް (rūfatak̊))

  1. form, shape, figure, appearance, semblance

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޫފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 211