އަލަމާރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese armário. Cognate to Sinhalese අල්මාරිය (almāriya) and Hindi अलमारी (almārī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.la.maː.ɾiː/, [ä.lä.maː.ɾiː]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ލަ‧މާ‧ރި

Noun

އަލަމާރި • (alamāri) (plural އަލަމާރިތައް (alamāritak̊))

1. almirah, cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަލަމާރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 12