އަބަޔަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

References

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