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ނާބަ

Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /n̪əːbə/, [n̪əːbə]

Noun edit

ނާބަ • (nāba)

  1. (music) a musical composition played at the Sultan's Palace after the call for prayers at sunset.

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184
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