Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Persian مادری.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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މާދަރީ (mādarī)

  1. motherly

Adjective

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މާދަރީ (mādarī)

  1. mother

References

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