އަބުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آبرو (âberu). Cognate to Urdu آبرو (ābrū)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bu.ɾu/, [ä.bu.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ބު‧ރު

Noun

އަބުރު • (aburu) (plural އަބުރުތައް (aburutak̊))

1. rank, standing, reputation, esteem, honour, dignity

   Synonyms: ހައިބަ (haiba), ފުރަމާނަ (furamāna)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 202