ރޫފަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa). Cognate with Sinhalese රුප (rupa), රුව (ruwa), රු (ru). Doublet of ރޫ (rū) and ރޫހަ (rūha).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ruːfə/, [ɾuːfə]

Noun[edit]

ރޫފަ • (rūfa) (plural ރޫފަތައް (rūfatak̊))

  1. form, shape, figure, appearance, semblance

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޫފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 211
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