ދިލާވަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دِلاوَر (delâvar)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪i.laː.ʋa.ɾu/, [d̪i.laː.wä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ދި‧ލާ‧ވަ‧ރު

Adjective

ދިލާވަރު • (dilāvaru) 

1. bold, daring, valiant, fearless, brave

   Synonym: އަބަޔަ (abaya)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިލާވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 56