ޒޯރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زور (“force, strength”). Cognate to Urdu زُور (zūr, “force, strength”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoː.ɾu/, [zoː.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ޒޯ‧ރު

Noun

ޒޯރު • (zōru) (plural ޒޯރުތައް (zōrutak̊))

1. strength, force, power, prowess, might

   Synonyms: ޖޯރު (jōru), ބާރު (bāru), ވަރު (varu), ބަލަ (bala)

References

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