ރޯދަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian روزه (ruze). Compare Urdu روزَہ (roza)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoː.d̪a/, [ɾoː.d̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ރޯ‧ދަ

Noun

ރޯދަ • (rōda) (plural ރޯދަތައް (rōdatak̊))

1. fast
2. (Islam) sawm

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޯދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 209