ޖަދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَدّ (jadd), via Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.d̪u/, [d͡ʒä.d̪u]
• Hyphenation: ޖަ‧ދު

Noun

ޖަދު • (jadu) (plural ޖަދުތައް (jadutak̊))

1. ancestry, geneology, lineage, bloodline

   Synonyms: ގުރަނދަ (guraⁿda), މާތާޕިތާ (mātāpitā), ވަންހަ (van̊ha)

2. tribe, house

   Synonyms: ބާގަ (bāga), ކުލަ (kula), ވަންގަ (van̊ga)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129