ރޯދަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian روزه (ruze). Compare Urdu روزَہ (roza)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɾoː.d̪a/, [ɾoː.d̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ރޯ‧ދަ

Noun[edit]

ރޯދަ (rōda) (plural ރޯދަތައް (rōdatak̊))

  1. fast
  2. (Islam) sawm

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޯދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 209