ވަރު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɾu/, [ʋä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ވަ‧ރު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya, “manliness, valour, strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese වර (wara, “strenght, force, might”)

Noun

ވަރު • (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް (varutak̊))

1. strength, force, power, might

   Synonyms: ބަލަ (bala), ޒޯރު (zōru), ބާރު (bāru), ޖޯރު (jōru)

2. status
3. energy
4. stamina, vigour

Alternative forms

• (Addu, Mulaku) ވަރޮ (varo)

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese වර්ග (warga, “class, tribe, sort”)

Noun

ވަރު • (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް (varutak̊))

1. quantity, amount, extent, magnitude
2. rank, level, grade, status
3. (historical) a division of the Sultan's militia
4. impression left on the skin
5. the thin veneer taken from the mid-rib of the coconut-palm fond

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250