Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

From Persian مادری.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /məː.d̪ə.ɾiː/, [məː.d̪ə.ɾiː]
  • Hyphenation: މާ‧ދަ‧ރީ

Adverb edit

މާދަރީ (mādarī)

  1. motherly

Adjective edit

މާދަރީ (mādarī)

  1. mother

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާދަރީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 160