ނަމާދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Persian نماز (namâz)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪a.maː.d̪u/, [n̪ä.maː.d̪u]
• Hyphenation: ނަ‧މާ‧ދު

Noun

ނަމާދު • (namādu) (plural ނަމާދުތައް (namādutak̊))

1. prayer

   Synonym: ސަލޯކަ (salōka)

2. (Islam) salat

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަމާދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 188