Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian تیار (tayâr). Cognate to Urdu تیار (taiyār)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪aʔ.jaː.ɾu/, [t̪äj.jaː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ތައް‧ޔާ‧ރު

Noun

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ތައްޔާރު (tayyāru) (plural ތައްޔާރުތައް (tayyārutak̊))

  1. readiness, preparedness
  2. preparation
  3. completeness, fullness

Derived terms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތައްޔާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 234