ލޮބަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin). Cognate to Sinhalese ලොබ (loba). Doublet of ލޮބު (lobu) and ލޯބި (lōbi)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lo.ba/, [lo.bä]
  • Hyphenation: ލޮ‧ބަ

Noun[edit]

ލޮބަ • (loba) (plural ލޮބަތައް (lobatak̊)) (Addu)

  1. mercy, compassion, pity
  2. sorrow, sympathy

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޮބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158
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