ޒުވާބު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb), from Persian جواب.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ޒުވާބު (zuvābu) (plural ޒުވާބުތައް (zuvābutak̊))

  1. argument, disputation, wrangle, bickering, quarrel

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޒުވާބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 261