ރައްދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رَدّ (radd), from Arabic رَدّ (radd).

Noun

ރައްދު • (raddu) (plural ރައްދުތައް (raddutak̊))

1. act of returning, bringing, sending, giving back or repelling
2. denial, refusal, rejection, refutation

Further reading

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރައްދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “ރައްދު”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 309