އަބަޔަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya). Cognate to Sinhalese අබය (abaya)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /a.ba.ja/, [ä.bä.jä]
Hyphenation: އަ‧ބަ‧ޔަ

Noun[edit]

އަބަޔަ • (abaya) (plural އަބަޔަތައް (abayatak̊)) (archaic)

fearless, courageous, brave, bold, valiant, gallant
Synonym: ދިލާވަރު (dilāvaru)
undaunted

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަބަޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 5

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