ނަމޫނާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَمُونَه (namūna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪əmuːn̪əː/, [n̪əmuːn̪əː]
• Hyphenation: ނަ‧މޫ‧ނާ

Noun

ނަމޫނާ • (namūnā) (plural ނަމޫނާތައް (namūnātak̊))

1. sample, model, example, prototype, specimen, pattern
2. replica

Further reading

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަމޫނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 188
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “ނަމޫނާ”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 186