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ފޫރުއްބަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, “before, formerly”). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera). Doublet of ފުރަ (fura), ޕޫރުބެ (pūrube), and ޕުރެ (pure)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuː.ɾuʔ.ba/, [fuː.ɾub.bä]
  • Hyphenation: ފޫ‧ރުއް‧ބަ

Adjective

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ފޫރުއްބަ • (fūrubba) 

  1. eastern

Noun

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ފޫރުއްބަ • (fūrubba) (plural ފޫރުއްބަތައް (fūrubbatak̊))

  1. east

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޫރުއްބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 86
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