މުންނާރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic منارة

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun̪.n̪aː.ɾu/, [mun̪.n̪aː.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: މުން‧ނާ‧ރު

Noun

މުންނާރު • (mun̊nāru) (plural މުންނާރުތައް (mun̊nārutak̊))

1. minaret
2. tower; steeple

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުންނާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 183