Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian ابد

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ə.bə.d̪e/, [ə.bə.d̪e]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ބަ‧ދު

Noun edit

އަބަދު (abadu)

  1. eternity, perpetuity, time without end

Adverb edit

އަބަދު (abadu)

  1. always
    Synonym: ނިތުރު (nituru)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަބަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 4