އަހަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit संवत्सर (saṃvatsara). Cognate to Sinhalese අවුරුද්‍ද (awurudda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ha.ɾu/, [ä.hä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ހަ‧ރު

Noun

އަހަރު • (aharu) (plural އަހަރުތައް (aharutak̊))

1. year

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 9