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ޒަހަރު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian زَهر (zahr). Cognate to Urdu زَہر (zahr)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /z̺a.ha.ɾu/, [z̺ä.hä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ޒަ‧ހަ‧ރު

Noun

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ޒަހަރު (zaharu) (plural ޒަހަރުތައް (zaharutak̊))

  1. poison, venom, toxicant
    Synonym: ވިހަ (viha)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޒަހަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 260