ލޮބަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin). Cognate to Sinhalese ලොබ (loba). Doublet of ލޮބު (lobu) and ލޯބި (lōbi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.ba/, [lo.bä]
• Hyphenation: ލޮ‧ބަ

Noun

ލޮބަ • (loba) (plural ލޮބަތައް (lobatak̊)) (Addu)

1. mercy, compassion, pity
2. sorrow, sympathy

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޮބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158