ޖޯރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ޖޯރު • (jōru) (plural ޖޯރުތައް (jōrutak̊))

1. strength, power, might, force, vigour

   Synonyms: ޒޯރު (zōru), ބާރު (bāru), ވަރު (varu), ބަލަ (bala)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖޯރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 130