ވަރު

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋa.ɾu/, [ʋä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ވަ‧ރު

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya, manliness, valour, strength). Cognate to Sinhalese වර (wara, strenght, force, might)

Noun

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ވަރު (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް (varutak̊))

  1. strength, force, power, might
    Synonyms: ބަލަ (bala), ޒޯރު (zōru), ބާރު (bāru), ޖޯރު (jōru)
  2. status
  3. energy
  4. stamina, vigour
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Cognate to Sinhalese වර්ග (warga, class, tribe, sort)

Noun

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ވަރު (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް (varutak̊))

  1. quantity, amount, extent, magnitude
  2. rank, level, grade, status
  3. (historical) a division of the Sultan's militia
  4. impression left on the skin
  5. the thin veneer taken from the mid-rib of the coconut-palm fond

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250