ޕޫރުބެ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, “before, formerly”). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera). Doublet of ފޫރުއްބަ (fūrubba), ފުރަ (fura), and ޕުރެ (pure)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː.ɾu.be/, [puː.ɾu.be]
• Hyphenation: ޕޫ‧ރު‧ބެ

Adverb

ޕޫރުބެ • (pūrube) (archaic)

1. formerly, aforetime, of old, of yore, anciently
2. prior to

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕޫރުބެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 201