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ހަތިޔާރު

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (hatthiyāra), perhaps via Gujarati હથિયાર (hathiyār), Old Gujarati हथीआर (hathīāra).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ha.t̪i.jaː.ɾu/, [hä.t̪i.jaː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ތި‧ޔާ‧ރު

Noun edit

ހަތިޔާރު • (hatiyāru) (plural ހަތިޔާރުތައް (hatiyārutak̊))

  1. weapon, instrument, tool

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hastakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811

Further reading edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތިޔާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 113
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