ޒުވާބު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ޖަވާބު (javābu)

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb), from Persian جواب.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z̺uʋəːbu]

Noun

ޒުވާބު • (zuvābu) (plural ޒުވާބުތައް (zuvābutak̊))

1. argument, disputation, wrangle, bickering, quarrel

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޒުވާބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 261