ނިތުރު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit निर्जर (nirjara). Cognate with Sinhalese නිදර (nidara)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪i.t̪u.ɾu/, [n̪i.t̪u.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ނި‧ތު‧ރު

Adverb

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ނިތުރު (nituru)

  1. (archaic) always, invariably, eternally, endlessly
    Synonym: އަބަދު (abadu)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 193